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Japanese
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 詫びる (wabiru).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
侘びる • (wabiru) intransitive ichidan (stem 侘び (wabi), past 侘びた (wabita))
- to long for, worry
- to apologize
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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侘び
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わび
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wabi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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侘び
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わび
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wabi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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侘びる
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わびる
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wabiru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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侘びる
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わびる
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wabiru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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侘びれ
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わびれ
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wabire
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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侘びよ¹
侘びろ²
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わびよ¹
わびろ²
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wabiyo¹
wabiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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侘びられる
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わびられる
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wabirareru
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| Causative
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侘びさせる
侘びさす
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わびさせる
わびさす
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wabisaseru
wabisasu
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| Potential
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侘びられる
侘びれる³
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わびられる
わびれる³
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wabirareru
wabireru³
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| Volitional
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侘びよう
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わびよう
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wabiyō
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| Negative
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侘びない
侘びぬ
侘びん
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わびない
わびぬ
わびん
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wabinai
wabinu
wabin
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| Negative continuative
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侘びず
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わびず
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wabizu
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| Formal
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侘びます
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わびます
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wabimasu
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| Perfective
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侘びた
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わびた
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wabita
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| Conjunctive
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侘びて
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わびて
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wabite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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侘びれば
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わびれば
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wabireba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN