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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 寢坊 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleeping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “the continuative or stem form”) of verb 寝る (neru, “to sleep”)) + 坊 (bō, “boy”, term of endearment).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
寝坊 • (nebō) ←ねばう (nebau)?
- oversleeping
- one who sleeps late or oversleeps
Verb
寝坊する • (nebō suru) ←ねばう (nebau)?suru (stem 寝坊し (nebō shi), past 寝坊した (nebō shita))
- to oversleep, to sleep in
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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寝坊し
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ねぼうし
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nebō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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寝坊し
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ねぼうし
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nebō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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寝坊する
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ねぼうする
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nebō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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寝坊する
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ねぼうする
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nebō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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寝坊すれ
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ねぼうすれ
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nebō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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寝坊せよ¹
寝坊しろ²
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ねぼうせよ¹
ねぼうしろ²
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nebō seyo¹
nebō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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寝坊される
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ねぼうされる
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nebō sareru
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| Causative
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寝坊させる
寝坊さす
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ねぼうさせる
ねぼうさす
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nebō saseru
nebō sasu
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| Potential
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寝坊できる
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ねぼうできる
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nebō dekiru
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| Volitional
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寝坊しよう
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ねぼうしよう
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nebō shiyō
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| Negative
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寝坊しない
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ねぼうしない
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nebō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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寝坊せず
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ねぼうせず
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nebō sezu
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| Formal
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寝坊します
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ねぼうします
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nebō shimasu
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| Perfective
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寝坊した
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ねぼうした
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nebō shita
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| Conjunctive
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寝坊して
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ねぼうして
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nebō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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寝坊すれば
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ねぼうすれば
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nebō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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