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延のびる (nobiru)

to stretch, to extend, to grow, to be postponed

  • JLPT N2
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #10415 most frequent

Meaning

延びる (のびる, nobiru) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to stretch, to extend, to grow, to be postponed”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

工事こうじの予定よていが1か月げつ延のびてしまった。

The construction schedule has been postponed for one month.

両側に回廊が延びる。

From the Chumon, the cloisters extend to both sides.

試合しあいは来週らいしゅうまで延のびた。

The game was postponed until next week.

尊氏は九州へと落ち延びる。

Takauji later departed for Kyushu.

Conjugation table

延びる (のびる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary延びる のびるnobiru
Negative延びない のびないnobinai
Past延びた のびたnobita
Past negative延びなかった のびなかったnobinakatta
Polite (ます)延びます のびますnobimasu
Polite negative延びません のびませんnobimasen
Polite past延びました のびましたnobimashita
Polite past negative延びませんでした のびませんでしたnobimasendeshita
Te-form延びて のびてnobite
Conditional (ば)延びれば のびればnobireba
Conditional (たら)延びたら のびたらnobitara
Potential延びられる のびられるnobirareru
Passive延びられる のびられるnobirareru
Causative延びさせる のびさせるnobisaseru
Causative-passive延びさせられる のびさせられるnobisaserareru
Volitional延びよう のびようnobiyou
Volitional polite延びましょう のびましょうnobimashou
Imperative延びろ のびろnobiro
Desire (たい)延びたい のびたいnobitai

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