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Japanese
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.[1] First attested in 1680.[2]
Alternatively, an abbreviation of びくびくする (bikubiku suru, “be frightened, be scared”), also deriving from onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
びびる or ビビる • (bibiru) godan (stem びびり (bibiri), past びびった (bibitta))
- (informal) to be scared from shock
- (informal) to be intimidated
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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びびら
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bibira
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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びびり
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bibiri
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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びびる
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bibiru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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びびる
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bibiru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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びびれ
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bibire
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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びびれ
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bibire
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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びびられる
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bibirareru
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| Causative
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びびらせる
びびらす
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bibiraseru
bibirasu
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| Potential
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びびれる
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bibireru
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| Volitional
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びびろう
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bibirō
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| Negative
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びびらない
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bibiranai
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| Negative continuative
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びびらず
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bibirazu
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| Formal
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びびります
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bibirimasu
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| Perfective
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びびった
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bibitta
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| Conjunctive
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びびって
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bibitte
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| Hypothetical conditional
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びびれば
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bibireba
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ビビる／びびる - Gogen Yurai Jiten (in Japanese)
- ^ “びびる”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN