嬲る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
嬲
なぶ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
嫐る

Pronunciation

Verb

嬲(なぶ)る • (naburu) transitive godan (stem 嬲(なぶ)り (naburi), past 嬲(なぶ)った (nabutta))

  1. tease
  2. mock, make fun of
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      彼(かれ)は友(とも)達(だち)から嬲(なぶ)られた
      kare wa tomodachi kara naburareta
      He was being mocked by his friends

Conjugation

Conjugation of "嬲る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 嬲ら なぶら nabura
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 嬲り なぶり naburi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 嬲る なぶる naburu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 嬲る なぶる naburu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 嬲れ なぶれ nabure
Meireikei ("imperative") 嬲れ なぶれ nabure
Key constructions
Passive 嬲られる なぶられる naburareru
Causative 嬲らせる
嬲らす 		なぶらせる
なぶらす 		naburaseru
naburasu
Potential 嬲れる なぶれる nabureru
Volitional 嬲ろう なぶろう naburō
Negative 嬲らない なぶらない naburanai
Negative continuative 嬲らず なぶらず naburazu
Formal 嬲ります なぶります naburimasu
Perfective 嬲った なぶった nabutta
Conjunctive 嬲って なぶって nabutte
Hypothetical conditional 嬲れば なぶれば nabureba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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