おんぶ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
負んぶ

Etymology

From おぶう (obuu).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

おんぶ • (onbu) 

  1. (childish) a piggyback ride; being carried on someone's back
    パパ、おんぶ頂(ちょう)戴(だい)。
    Papa, onbu chōdai.
    Daddy, give me a piggy-back ride.
  2. dependence; depending on someone, relying on someone

Derived terms
  • おんぶ紐(ひも) (onbuhimo, “sling”)

Verb

おんぶする • (onbu suru) suru (stem おんぶし (onbu suru shi), past おんぶした (onbu suru shita))

  1. (childish) to give someone a piggyback ride
    彼(かの)女(じょ)をおんぶする
    kanojo o onbu suru
    to give one's girlfriend a piggyback ride
  2. (childish) to receive a piggyback ride
  3. to rely on, depend on (someone)
    企(き)業(ぎょう)におんぶしてしまう。
    Kigyō ni onbu shite-shimau.
    They rely on corporate support.

Conjugation
Conjugation of "おんぶする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") おんぶし onbu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") おんぶし onbu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") おんぶする onbu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") おんぶする onbu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") おんぶすれ onbu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") おんぶせよ¹
おんぶしろ²		 onbu seyo¹
onbu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive おんぶされる onbu sareru
Causative おんぶさせる
おんぶさす		 onbu saseru
onbu sasu
Potential おんぶできる onbu dekiru
Volitional おんぶしよう onbu shiyō
Negative おんぶしない onbu shinai
Negative continuative おんぶせず onbu sezu
Formal おんぶします onbu shimasu
Perfective おんぶした onbu shita
Conjunctive おんぶして onbu shite
Hypothetical conditional おんぶすれば onbu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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