おんぶ
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
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| 負んぶ 負ぶ (rare) |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
おんぶ • (onbu)
- (childish) a piggyback ride; being carried on someone's back
- パパ、おんぶ頂戴。
- Papa, onbu chōdai.
- Daddy, give me a piggy-back ride.
- パパ、おんぶ頂戴。
- dependence; depending on someone, relying on someone
Derived terms
- おんぶ紐 (onbuhimo, “sling”)
Verb
おんぶする • (onbu suru) suru (stem おんぶし (onbu shi), past おんぶした (onbu shita))
- (childish) to give someone a piggyback ride
- (childish) to receive a piggyback ride
- to rely on, depend on (someone)
- 企業におんぶしてしまう。
- Kigyō ni onbu shite-shimau.
- They rely on corporate support.
- 企業におんぶしてしまう。
Conjugation
Conjugation of "おんぶする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | おんぶし | onbu shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | おんぶし | onbu shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | おんぶする | onbu suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | おんぶする | onbu suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | おんぶすれ | onbu sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | おんぶせよ¹ おんぶしろ² |
onbu seyo¹ onbu shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | おんぶされる | onbu sareru | ||
| Causative | おんぶさせる おんぶさす |
onbu saseru onbu sasu | ||
| Potential | おんぶできる | onbu dekiru | ||
| Volitional | おんぶしよう | onbu shiyō | ||
| Negative | おんぶしない | onbu shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | おんぶせず | onbu sezu | ||
| Formal | おんぶします | onbu shimasu | ||
| Perfective | おんぶした | onbu shita | ||
| Conjunctive | おんぶして | onbu shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | おんぶすれば | onbu sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||