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ボロボロ (ぼろぼろ) — worn-out, ragged, tattered

ボロボロ worn-out
Frequency #9630 Grade 6 4 characters no-adjective na-adjective

boroboro

ぼろぼろ
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Meanings

  • worn-out
  • ragged
  • tattered

Adjective forms

Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.

Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.

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Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろだ

boroboroda

Plain · Negative

ぼろぼろではない

boroborodehanai

Polite · Affirmative

ぼろぼろです

boroborodesu

Polite · Negative

ぼろぼろではありません

boroborodehaarimasen

Alternative variant

ぼろぼろではないです

boroborodehanaidesu

Past

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろだった

boroborodatta

Plain · Negative

ぼろぼろではなかった

boroborodehanakatta

Polite · Affirmative

ぼろぼろでした

boroborodeshita

Polite · Negative

ぼろぼろではありませんでした

boroborodehaarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろで

boroborode

Plain · Negative

ぼろぼろではなくて

boroborodehanakute

Polite · Affirmative

ぼろぼろでありまして

boroborodearimashite

Conditional (〜なら)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろなら

boroboronara

Alternative variant

ぼろぼろならば

boroboronaraba

Alternative variant

ぼろぼろであれば

boroborodeareba

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろだろう

boroborodarou

Polite · Affirmative

ぼろぼろでしょう

boroborodeshou

Imperative (formal / literary)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろであれ

boroborodeare

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろだったら

boroborodattara

Plain · Negative

ぼろぼろではなかったら

boroborodehanakattara

Polite · Affirmative

ぼろぼろでしたら

boroborodeshitara

Polite · Negative

ぼろぼろではありませんでしたら

boroborodehaarimasendeshitara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろだったり

boroborodattari

Adverbial (〜に)

Plain · Affirmative

ぼろぼろに

boroboroni

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