なれなれしい

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
馴れ馴れしい

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

なれなれしい • (narenareshii) -i (adverbial なれなれしく (narenareshiku))

  1. acting undeservedly chummy
    Antonym: 余所余所しい (yosoyososhii)

Inflection

Inflection of なれなれしい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) なれなれしかろ narenareshikaro
Continuative (連用形) なれなれしく narenareshiku
Terminal (終止形) なれなれしい narenareshii
Attributive (連体形) なれなれしい narenareshii
Hypothetical (仮定形) なれなれしけれ narenareshikere
Imperative (命令形) なれなれしかれ narenareshikare
Key constructions
Informal negative なれなれしくない narenareshiku nai
Informal past なれなれしかった narenareshikatta
Informal negative past なれなれしくなかった narenareshiku nakatta
Formal なれなれしいです narenareshii desu
Formal negative なれなれしくないです narenareshiku nai desu
Formal past なれなれしかったです narenareshikatta desu
Formal negative past なれなれしくなかったです narenareshiku nakatta desu
Conjunctive なれなれしくて narenareshikute
Conditional なれなれしければ narenareshikereba
Provisional なれなれしかったら narenareshikattara
Volitional なれなれしかろう narenareshikarō
Adverbial なれなれしく narenareshiku
Degree なれなれしさ narenareshisa

References

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