ぴんぴんする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ぴんぴんする | ぴんぴんしない |
| Polite | ぴんぴんします | ぴんぴんしません |
| Past polite | ぴんぴんしました | ぴんぴんしませんでした |
| Past | ぴんぴんした | ぴんぴんしなかった |
| Te-form | ぴんぴんして | ぴんぴんしないで |
| Desire | ぴんぴんしたい | ぴんぴんしたくない |
| Potential | ぴんぴんできる | ぴんぴんできない |
| Passive | ぴんぴんされる | ぴんぴんされない |
| Causative | ぴんぴんさせる | ぴんぴんさせない |
| Causative passive | ぴんぴんさせられる | ぴんぴんさせられない |
| Volitional | ぴんぴんしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ぴんぴんしましょう | |
| Imperative | ぴんぴんしろ | ぴんぴんするな |
| Conditional | ぴんぴんすれば | ぴんぴんしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ぴんぴんしたら | ぴんぴんしなかったら |
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
lively; energetic; full of life
Often used as ぴんぴんしている for someone who is surprisingly healthy, lively, or still going strong, especially after illness or despite old age.
祖父は九十歳でもぴんぴんしている。
My grandfather is still full of life even at ninety.
He was bedridden until yesterday, but today he is already lively again.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
vigorously; energetically flopping or jumping
Describes quick, vigorous physical movement, especially something jumping, flopping, or twitching with life.
The fish we caught is flopping vigorously in the bucket.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
piercing; penetrating; grating
Sound-symbolic use for a sharp or piercing sound. Depending on the exact sound, other mimetic words such as キンキン may be more common in everyday Japanese.
A thin metallic sound rang piercingly in my ears.
My grandfather is ninety, but he's still full of energy.
The fish I caught is flopping around vigorously.
The high-pitched sound rang so sharply in my ears that it gave me a headache.
He was hospitalized last week, but he's already back to full health.