ばる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ばる | ばらない |
| Polite | ばります | ばりません |
| Past polite | ばりました | ばりませんでした |
| Past | ばった | ばらなかった |
| Te-form | ばって | ばらないで |
| Desire | ばりたい | ばりたくない |
| Potential | ばれる | ばれない |
| Passive | ばられる | ばられない |
| Causative | ばらせる | ばらせない |
| Causative passive | ばらせられるalso ばらされる | ばらせられないalso ばらされない |
| Volitional | ばろう | |
| Polite volitional | ばりましょう | |
| Imperative | ばれ | ばるな |
| Conditional | ばれば | ばらなければ |
| Tara conditional | ばったら | ばらなかったら |
be prominently ...; be persistently ...
Suffix attaching to nouns or adjective stems to form godan verbs meaning 'to be conspicuously or stubbornly that way'. Often carries a negative or emphatic tone. Common in colloquial or informal speech.
He's always argumentative and quickly gets stubbornly pedantic.
That person is rich and acts all high and mighty.
stuff one's cheeks; fill one's mouth
be greedy; want too much; covet
be bulky; take up space; be unwieldy
act big; throw one's weight around; be bossy
brace one's core; bear down; strain abdominal muscles · exert oneself; push oneself; go all out · splurge on; spend generously on; pay a lot for
brace one's legs; plant one's feet firmly · hold out; persist; exert oneself
stiffen; become stiff; harden
angular; pointed; jagged; rugged · stiff; formal; ceremonious
be square; be angular; be jagged · be stiff; be formal; be ceremonious
project; jut out; protrude · go on a business trip; go somewhere for work; proceed to
strain; bear down
be soldierly; be martial
become sinewy; become stringy; become stiff (physically) · become stiff (attitude/conversation); become formal; become awkward
bony; angular
stand on ceremony; be stiffly formal · stiffen up; become tense; get nervous
act vulgar; be boorish; behave crudely
be formal; stick to formality; be ceremonious
be square; be angular · be formal; be stiff; be strict
be formal; stand on ceremony; be stiff
Derived from the verb 張る (はる), with the initial consonant voiced (rendaku) and meaning extended to 'be conspicuously or stubbornly so'. The exact historical development is uncertain.