ブルーburuu
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- no-adjectiveblue
- na-adjectivesad; down (in the dumps)
Conjugation
| Plain form | ブルー |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ブルーです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ブルーではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ブルーではありません |
| Past (datta) | ブルーだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ブルーではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ブルーで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ブルーに |
| Conditional (nara) | ブルーなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym青あおNeutralThe native word for blue, also covering green traffic lights and unripe things; 「ブルー」 is the loanword option and can also describe a gloomy mood.
- Synonym青色あおいろNeutralThe plain color name for blue, with an explanatory feel; 「ブルー」 can also figuratively describe feeling down.
- Related青みあおみNeutralA shade tinged with blue or green rather than blue itself, and also the green vegetable garnish on a dish; 「ブルー」 names the color itself.
「ブルー」 works for both the color blue and a gloomy mood, as in 「ブルーな気分」; for the color itself 「青」 and 「青色」 are the usual choices, and 「青み」 for a bluish tinge.
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