渋う
しぶう · shibui
i-adjective 連用形
渋う is the masu-stem of 渋い — 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
How it’s built
渋い
渋う
Masu-stem (連用形). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.
This spelling is the version with う (sound change, mostly in polite or older speech).
渋い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of 渋い. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of 渋い
| Negative (ない形) | 渋くないしぶくない |
| Past (た形) | 渋かったしぶかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 渋くなかったしぶくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 渋くてしぶくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 渋くしぶく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 渋いしぶい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 渋ければしぶければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 渋かったらしぶかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 渋くなるしぶくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 渋すぎるしぶすぎる |
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Other forms and spellings
渋けれ渋きゃ渋けりゃ渋かろ渋かろう渋かろふ渋い渋く渋かっSave your words
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