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mottaiburu
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[もっ()·たい()··]
mottaiburu
[もっ()·たい()·()·]
mottaiburu

Root Words:

mottai + furu

English Meaning(s) for もったいぶる

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to put on airs; to assume importance

Stroke Order Diagrams for もったいぶる

Conjugations for もったいぶる

masu stem
mottaiburi
Negative stem
mottaibura
te-form
mottaibutte
Negative te-form
mottaiburanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
mottaiburanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburanai
Past Indicative Form
mottaibutta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburanakatta
Presumptive Form
mottaiburou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburimasen
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
mottaiburimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburitakunai
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburitakunakatta
Adjective stem
mottaiburita
te-form
mottaiburitakute
Negative te-form
mottaiburitakunakute
Adverbial Form
mottaiburitaku
Provisional Form
mottaiburitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
mottaiburitakunakereba
Conditional Form
mottaiburitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
mottaiburitakunakattara
Objective Form
mottaiburitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaibure
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaibureba
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
mottaiburanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaibuttara
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaibuttari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaibureru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburenai
Past Indicative Form
mottaibureta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburenakatta
masu-stem
mottaibure
te-form
mottaiburete
Negative te-form
mottaiburenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburemasen
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburarenai
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburarenakatta
masu stem
mottaiburare
te-form
mottaiburarete
Negative te-form
mottaiburarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburaremasen
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasenai
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasenakatta
masu stem
mottaiburase
te-form
mottaiburasete
Negative te-form
mottaiburasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasemasen
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasarenai
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasarenakatta
masu stem
mottaiburasare
te-form
mottaiburasarete
Negative te-form
mottaiburasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mottaiburasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
mottaiburasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
mottaiburan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
mottaiburazaru

Sample Sentences for もったいぶる

The mayor is a stuffed shirt.

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