だらだら
Japanese
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeia. Also appears to be related to classical verb 垂る (taru), modern 垂れる (tareru, “to hang down, like a droplet or loose string; to droop; to flow slowly, to drip”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
だらだら • (daradara)
- (onomatopoeia) pouringly, drippingly
- sluggishly, taking a long time
- in an idling manner
- going on and on when speaking
Usage notes
Followed by the adverbial particle と (to), or by the perfective form した (shita) of verb する (suru, “to do”).
Verb
だらだらする • (daradara suru) intransitive suru (stem だらだらし (daradara shi), past だらだらした (daradara shita))
- (onomatopoeia) to pour, to drip
- to be sluggish, to take a long time, to dawdle
- to idle about
- to go on and on when speaking
Conjugation
Conjugation of "だらだらする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | だらだらし | だらだらし | daradara shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | だらだらし | だらだらし | daradara shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | だらだらする | だらだらする | daradara suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | だらだらする | だらだらする | daradara suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | だらだらすれ | だらだらすれ | daradara sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | だらだらせよ¹ だらだらしろ² |
だらだらせよ¹ だらだらしろ² |
daradara seyo¹ daradara shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | だらだらされる | だらだらされる | daradara sareru | |
| Causative | だらだらさせる だらだらさす |
だらだらさせる だらだらさす |
daradara saseru daradara sasu | |
| Potential | だらだらできる | だらだらできる | daradara dekiru | |
| Volitional | だらだらしよう | だらだらしよう | daradara shiyō | |
| Negative | だらだらしない | だらだらしない | daradara shinai | |
| Negative continuative | だらだらせず | だらだらせず | daradara sezu | |
| Formal | だらだらします | だらだらします | daradara shimasu | |
| Perfective | だらだらした | だらだらした | daradara shita | |
| Conjunctive | だらだらして | だらだらして | daradara shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | だらだらすれば | だらだらすれば | daradara sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||