野暮

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
野 暮
や
Grade: 2
(ateji) 		ぼ
Grade: 6
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Etymology

Cognate with 野(や)夫(ぶ) (yabu, “country bumpkin”).[1] Originally represented being uninformed about a red-light district.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

野(や)暮(ぼ) • (yabo) -na (adnominal 野(や)暮(ぼ)な (yabo na), adverbial 野(や)暮(ぼ)に (yabo ni))

  1. rustic, boorish
    Synonym: 無骨な (bukotsu na)
  2. unrefined, unsophisticated
    Synonym: 無粋な (busui na)
  3. thoughtless
    野(や)暮(ぼ)なこと言(い)わないで。
    Yabo na koto iwanai de.
    Don't be a drag.
    (literally, “Don't say such a thoughtless thing.”)

Inflection

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

Noun

野(や)暮(ぼ) or 野暮(ヤボ) • (yabo) 

  1. being rustic; one who is rustic; a bumpkin or yokel
  2. lack of refinement; lack of culture; boorishness

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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
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