すべすべ
Japanese edit
Alternative spellings |
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滑々 滑滑 |
Etymology edit
Reduplication of 滑 (sube, “sliding, slipping”)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
- (onomatopoeia) smooth, silky, often in reference to skin
Adverb edit
Verb edit
すべすべする • (subesube suru) suru (stem すべすべし (subesubesuru shi), past すべすべした (subesubesuru shita))
- be smooth
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "すべすべする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | すべすべし | subesube shi | ||
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | すべすべし | subesube shi | ||
Shūshikei ("terminal") | すべすべする | subesube suru | ||
Rentaikei ("attributive") | すべすべする | subesube suru | ||
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | すべすべすれ | subesube sure | ||
Meireikei ("imperative") | すべすべせよ¹ すべすべしろ² |
subesube seyo¹ subesube shiro² | ||
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | すべすべされる | subesube sareru | ||
Causative | すべすべさせる すべすべさす |
subesube saseru subesube sasu | ||
Potential | すべすべできる | subesube dekiru | ||
Volitional | すべすべしよう | subesube shiyō | ||
Negative | すべすべしない | subesube shinai | ||
Negative continuative | すべすべせず | subesube sezu | ||
Formal | すべすべします | subesube shimasu | ||
Perfective | すべすべした | subesube shita | ||
Conjunctive | すべすべして | subesube shite | ||
Hypothetical conditional | すべすべすれば | subesube sureba | ||
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
Synonyms edit
- つるつる (tsurutsuru)
Antonyms edit
- がさがさ (gasagasa)
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN