Vocab Info
A19 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Suru verb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
ベタベタsticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed
Dictionary Definition
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Suru verb
1.
sticky
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
3.
all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
4.
clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
5.
All Forms
ベタベタ、べたべた
Common・Uncommon
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汗で下着がベタベタしています。
My underwear is sticky from sweat. {sticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed}
公共の場でベタベタするのはマナー違反だ。
Flirting heavily in public places is a breach of manners. {sticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed}
母がファウンデーションをベタベタとつけている。
My mother is applying foundation thickly. {sticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed}
糊をベタベタとつけてノートにメモ用紙を貼り付けました。
I heavily applied glue and pasted the memo paper onto the notebook. {sticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed}
受験生の息子が部屋の壁に目標を書いた紙をベタベタと貼っている。
My son, who is preparing for exams, has papers with his goals written on them pasted all over the walls of his room. {sticky, thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied), all over (pasting, stamping, etc.), clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting, cliched, hackneyed}
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