Vocab Info

A19 な-adjective, Adverb, する-verb, と-adverb

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

    1. な-adjective, Adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        sticky

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 2.

        thickly (e.g. painted), heavily (applied)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 3.

        all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 4.

        clinging (e.g. of a person), following around, being all over (each other), flirting

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. な-adjective

      1. 5.

    All Forms

    ベタベタ、べたべた

    Details

      • ベ

      • タ

      • ベ

      • タ

    Examples

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    • 汗(あせ)で下着(したぎ)がベタベタしています。

      My underwear is sticky from sweat.

    • 公共(こうきょう)の場(ば)でベタベタするのはマナー違反(いはん)だ。

      Flirting heavily in public places is a breach of manners.

    • 母(はは)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.

    • 糊(のり)をベタベタとつけてノートにメモ用紙(ようし)を貼(は)り付(つ)けました。

      I heavily applied glue and pasted the memo paper onto the notebook.

    • 受験生(じゅけんせい)の息子(むすこ)が部屋(へや)の壁(かべ)に目標(もくひょう)を書(か)いた紙(かみ)をベタベタと貼(は)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.

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