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Etymology edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
kun’yomi

From the classical upper bigrade verb(バ行上二段活用) のぶ. Cognate with Japanese ()びる (nobiru).

Pronunciation edit

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "延びる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
延びる [nòbíꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 延びろ [nòbíꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 延びられる びられ [nòbíráréꜜrù]
Causative 延びさせる びさせ [nòbísáséꜜrù]
Potential - - -
Volitional 延びよう びよ [nòbíyóꜜò]
Negative 延びない ない [nòbíꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 延びなかった なかった [nòbíꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 延びます びま [nòbímáꜜsù]
Perfective 延びた びた [nóꜜbìtà]
Conjunctive 延びて びて [nóꜜbìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 延びれば れば [nòbíꜜrèbà]

Verb edit

()びる (nobiruintransitive ichidan (stem () (nobi), past ()びた (nobita))

Japanese verb pair
active 延ばす
mediopassive 延びる
Japanese verb pair
active 延べる
mediopassive 延びる
  1. Alternative spelling of 伸びる
    1. become longer; be extended; be lengthened
      沿岸高速道路(えんがんこうそくどうろ)仙台(せんだい)から宮古(みやこ)まで()びる予定(よてい)である。
      Engan kōsokudōro ga sendai kara miyako made nobiru yotei dearu.
      The coastal expressway will be extended from Sendai to Miyako.
    2. be postponed
      完成(かんせい)来年(らいねん)()びるかもしれない。
      Kansei ga rainen ni nobiru kamo shirenai.
      The completion may be postponed to the next year.
    3. live long; achieve longevity

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