すべすべ
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 滑々 滑滑 |
Etymology
Reduplication of 滑 (sube, “sliding, slipping”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
すべすべ • (subesube)
Adverb
すべすべ • (subesube)
Verb
すべすべする • (subesube suru) suru (stem すべすべし (subesube shi), past すべすべした (subesube shita))
- be smooth
Conjugation
Conjugation of "すべすべする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | すべすべし | subesube shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | すべすべし | subesube shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | すべすべする | subesube suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | すべすべする | subesube suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | すべすべすれ | subesube sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | すべすべせよ¹ すべすべしろ² |
subesube seyo¹ subesube shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | すべすべされる | subesube sareru | ||
| Causative | すべすべさせる すべすべさす |
subesube saseru subesube sasu | ||
| Potential | すべすべできる | subesube dekiru | ||
| Volitional | すべすべしよう | subesube shiyō | ||
| Negative | すべすべしない | subesube shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | すべすべせず | subesube sezu | ||
| Formal | すべすべします | subesube shimasu | ||
| Perfective | すべすべした | subesube shita | ||
| Conjunctive | すべすべして | subesube shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | すべすべすれば | subesube sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Synonyms
- つるつる (tsurutsuru)
Antonyms
- がさがさ (gasagasa)
References
- ^ 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