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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

    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Suru verb

      1.

      sticky

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, 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 word
    5. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      5.

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    ベタベタべたべた

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      (あせ)下着(したぎ)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(こうきょう)()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. {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}

      (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. {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}

      (のり)をベタベタとつけてノートにメモ用紙(ようし)()()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(じゅけんせい)息子(むすこ)部屋(へや)(かべ)目標(もくひょう)()いた(かみ)をベタベタと()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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