勿体振る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
勿 体 振
もち > もっ
Jinmeiyō 		たい
Grade: 2 		ふ > ぶ
Grade: S
Alternative spellings
勿體振る (kyūjitai)
勿体ぶる

Verb

勿(もっ)体(たい)振(ぶ)る • (mottaiburu) intransitive godan (stem 勿(もっ)体(たい)振(ぶ)り (mottaiburi), past 勿(もっ)体(たい)振(ぶ)った (mottaibutta))

  1. put on airs
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
      やにもったいぶっていた。
      Ya ni mottaibutte ita.
      He studiously assumed an air of superiority

Conjugation

Conjugation of "勿体振る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 勿体振ら もったいぶら mottaibura
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 勿体振り もったいぶり mottaiburi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 勿体振る もったいぶる mottaiburu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 勿体振る もったいぶる mottaiburu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 勿体振れ もったいぶれ mottaibure
Meireikei ("imperative") 勿体振れ もったいぶれ mottaibure
Key constructions
Passive 勿体振られる もったいぶられる mottaiburareru
Causative 勿体振らせる
勿体振らす 		もったいぶらせる
もったいぶらす 		mottaiburaseru
mottaiburasu
Potential 勿体振れる もったいぶれる mottaibureru
Volitional 勿体振ろう もったいぶろう mottaiburō
Negative 勿体振らない もったいぶらない mottaiburanai
Negative continuative 勿体振らず もったいぶらず mottaiburazu
Formal 勿体振ります もったいぶります mottaiburimasu
Perfective 勿体振った もったいぶった mottaibutta
Conjunctive 勿体振って もったいぶって mottaibutte
Hypothetical conditional 勿体振れば もったいぶれば mottaibureba
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