伸びやか|のびやかnobiyaka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- na-adjective, nouncomfortable; carefree
Conjugation
| Plain form | 伸びやか(のびやか) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 伸びやかです(のびやかです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 伸びやかではない(のびやかではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 伸びやかではありません(のびやかではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 伸びやかだった(のびやかだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 伸びやかではなかった(のびやかではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 伸びやかで(のびやかで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 伸びやかに(のびやかに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 伸びやかなら(のびやかなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym窮屈きゅうくつNeutralDescribes feeling constrained or ill at ease — the opposite of the carefree freedom of 「伸びやか」.
- Antonym縮こまるちぢこまるNeutralDescribes curling up into a ball from nervousness or fear — the opposite of the relaxed ease of 「伸びやか」.
Use 「伸びやか」 for relaxed, carefree ease, as in 「伸びやかな歌声」; in colloquial speech say 「伸び伸び」; for feeling constrained use 「窮屈」, and for curling up use 「縮こまる」.
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