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粘る[ねばる] (nebaru)

to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #13242 most frequent

Meaning

粘る (ねばる, nebaru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 2

もう少すこし粘ねばれば彼かれを説得せっとくできそうです

If we persist a little longer, I think he can be persuaded.

民族衣装を着ていることが多い街頭の売り子が,粘る材料をかき混ぜる実演をしながらドンドルマを売っています。

Street vendors, often in traditional ethnic costume, sell dondurma while making a performance of stirring the sticky substance.

Conjugation table

粘る (ねばる) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary粘る ねばるnebaru
Negative粘らない ねばらないnebaranai
Past粘った ねばったnebatta
Past negative粘らなかった ねばらなかったnebaranakatta
Polite (ます)粘ります ねばりますnebarimasu
Polite negative粘りません ねばりませんnebarimasen
Polite past粘りました ねばりましたnebarimashita
Polite past negative粘りませんでした ねばりませんでしたnebarimasendeshita
Te-form粘って ねばってnebatte
Conditional (ば)粘れば ねばればnebareba
Conditional (たら)粘ったら ねばったらnebattara
Potential粘れる ねばれるnebareru
Passive粘られる ねばられるnebarareru
Causative粘らせる ねばらせるnebaraseru
Causative-passive粘らせられる ねばらせられるnebaraserareru
Volitional粘ろう ねばろうnebarou
Volitional polite粘りましょう ねばりましょうnebarimashou
Imperative粘れ ねばれnebare
Desire (たい)粘りたい ねばりたいnebaritai

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