よぼよぼ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word よぼよぼ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word よぼよぼ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say よぼよぼ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word よぼよぼ you have here. The definition of the word よぼよぼ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofよぼよぼ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Adverb

よぼよぼ • (yoboyobo) 

  1. feebly, especially from old age
    おじいさんはヨボヨボと歩(ある)いていました。
    Ojīsan wa yoboyobo to aruiteimashita.
    The old man walked feebly.

Pronunciation 2

Adjective

よぼよぼ • (yoboyobo) -na (adnominal よぼよぼな (yoboyobo na), adverbial よぼよぼに (yoboyobo ni))

  1. shabby
  2. feeble
Inflection
Inflection of よぼよぼ
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) よぼよぼだろ yoboyobo daro
Continuative (連用形) よぼよぼで yoboyobo de
Terminal (終止形) よぼよぼだ yoboyobo da
Attributive (連体形) よぼよぼな yoboyobo na
Hypothetical (仮定形) よぼよぼなら yoboyobo nara
Imperative (命令形) よぼよぼであれ yoboyobo de are
Key constructions
Informal negative よぼよぼではない
よぼよぼじゃない 		yoboyobo de wa nai
yoboyobo ja nai
Informal past よぼよぼだった yoboyobo datta
Informal negative past よぼよぼではなかった
よぼよぼじゃなかった 		yoboyobo de wa nakatta
yoboyobo ja nakatta
Formal よぼよぼです yoboyobo desu
Formal negative よぼよぼではありません
よぼよぼじゃありません 		yoboyobo de wa arimasen
yoboyobo ja arimasen
Formal past よぼよぼでした yoboyobo deshita
Formal negative past よぼよぼではありませんでした
よぼよぼじゃありませんでした 		yoboyobo de wa arimasen deshita
yoboyobo ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive よぼよぼで yoboyobo de
Conditional よぼよぼなら（ば） yoboyobo nara (ba)
Provisional よぼよぼだったら yoboyobo dattara
Volitional よぼよぼだろう yoboyobo darō
Adverbial よぼよぼに yoboyobo ni
Degree よぼよぼさ yoboyobosa

Noun

よぼよぼ • (yoboyobo) 

  1. being shabby
  2. being feeble
    よぼよぼの犬(いぬ)だ。
    Yoboyobo no inu da.
    It's a frail old dog.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia