ねこばばする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ねこばばする | ねこばばしない |
| Polite | ねこばばします | ねこばばしません |
| Past polite | ねこばばしました | ねこばばしませんでした |
| Past | ねこばばした | ねこばばしなかった |
| Te-form | ねこばばして | ねこばばしないで |
| Desire | ねこばばしたい | ねこばばしたくない |
| Potential | ねこばばできる | ねこばばできない |
| Passive | ねこばばされる | ねこばばされない |
| Causative | ねこばばさせる | ねこばばさせない |
| Causative passive | ねこばばさせられる | ねこばばさせられない |
| Volitional | ねこばばしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ねこばばしましょう | |
| Imperative | ねこばばしろ | ねこばばするな |
| Conditional | ねこばばすれば | ねこばばしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ねこばばしたら | ねこばばしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
pocketing; embezzlement; stealing
Colloquial term for secretly taking something for oneself, especially money or a found item, and pretending not to know about it. Often used in the phrase ねこばばをする.
I can't forgive someone for pocketing a wallet they found.
He embezzled company money and got fired.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
covering up wrongdoing; feigning ignorance
Used when someone hides their own misdeed and acts as if nothing happened. Less common than sense 1.
It's not good to cover up your mistake and pretend you don't know.
Rarely used kanji form (source rarely used kanji form).