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シブ

しぶ · shibu

i-adjective 語幹

is the stem of シブい — astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart.

  • austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
  • sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
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How it’s built

シブい シブ

Stem (). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.

シブい is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Negative シブくないしぶくない
Past シブかったしぶかった
Past negative シブくなかったしぶくなかった
Te-form シブくてしぶくて
Adverb シブくしぶく
Before a noun シブいしぶい
Ba-conditional シブければしぶければ
Tara-conditional シブかったらしぶかったら
Become ~ シブくなるしぶくなる
Too ~ シブすぎるしぶすぎる

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In real sentences

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Other forms and spellings

しぶけれシブけれしぶけりゃシブきゃシブけりゃしぶかろしぶかろうしぶかろふシブかろシブかろうシブかろふしびいシブいしぶうシブくしぶかっ
stem of シブい