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Japanese
Etymology
From classical adjective 吝し (yabusashi, “stingy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
やぶさか • (yabusaka) -na (adnominal やぶさかな (yabusaka na na), adverbial やぶさかに (yabusaka ni ni))
- (chiefly in the negative) willing, ready, not hesitant (to do something)
- 協力するにやぶさかではない
- kyōryoku suru ni yabusaka de wa nai
- to be ready, happy to cooperate
- (proscribed, informal, chiefly in the negative) left with no choice (but to do something)
- (dated) stingy, miserly
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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やぶさかだろ
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yabusaka daro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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やぶさかで
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yabusaka de
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| Terminal (終止形)
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やぶさかだ
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yabusaka da
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| Attributive (連体形)
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やぶさかな
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yabusaka na
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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やぶさかなら
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yabusaka nara
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| Imperative (命令形)
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やぶさかであれ
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yabusaka de are
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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やぶさかではない
やぶさかじゃない
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yabusaka de wa nai
yabusaka ja nai
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| Informal past
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やぶさかだった
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yabusaka datta
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| Informal negative past
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やぶさかではなかった
やぶさかじゃなかった
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yabusaka de wa nakatta
yabusaka ja nakatta
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| Formal
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やぶさかです
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yabusaka desu
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| Formal negative
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やぶさかではありません
やぶさかじゃありません
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yabusaka de wa arimasen
yabusaka ja arimasen
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| Formal past
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やぶさかでした
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yabusaka deshita
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| Formal negative past
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やぶさかではありませんでした
やぶさかじゃありませんでした
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yabusaka de wa arimasen deshita
yabusaka ja arimasen deshita
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| Conjunctive
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やぶさかで
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yabusaka de
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| Conditional
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やぶさかなら（ば）
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yabusaka nara (ba)
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| Provisional
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やぶさかだったら
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yabusaka dattara
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| Volitional
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やぶさかだろう
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yabusaka darō
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| Adverbial
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やぶさかに
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yabusaka ni
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| Degree
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やぶさかさ
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yabusakasa
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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