めばえる
Japanese edit
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 芽生える |
Etymology edit
From 芽 (me) + 生える (haeru). The haeru changes to baeru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
めばえる • (mebaeru) ←めばえる (mebaeru)?intransitive ichidan (stem めばえ (mebae), past めばえた (mebaeta))
- (literally or figuratively) to bud; to sprout
- 恋心が芽生える
- koigokoro ga mebaeru
- to start having thoughts of love and romance
- 恋心が芽生える
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "めばえる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | めばえ | mebae | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | めばえ | mebae | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | めばえる | mebaeru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | めばえる | mebaeru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | めばえれ | mebaere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | めばえよ¹ めばえろ² |
mebaeyo¹ mebaero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | めばえられる | mebaerareru | ||
| Causative | めばえさせる めばえさす |
mebaesaseru mebaesasu | ||
| Potential | めばえられる めばえれる³ |
mebaerareru mebaereru³ | ||
| Volitional | めばえよう | mebaeyō | ||
| Negative | めばえない めばえぬ めばえん |
mebaenai mebaenu mebaen | ||
| Negative continuative | めばえず | mebaezu | ||
| Formal | めばえます | mebaemasu | ||
| Perfective | めばえた | mebaeta | ||
| Conjunctive | めばえて | mebaete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | めばえれば | mebaereba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||