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~びた

A suffix meaning “looking or seeming like ~” (often appears with nouns/adjectives).

At a glance

~びた means "having the look or air of ~". It is used with a small set of fixed words, mainly 古ふるびた "old and worn", 大人おとなびた "grown-up for one's age" and 田舎いなかびた "rustic".

Noun / い-adj stem + びた + Noun
Noun / い-adj stem + びている

古ふるびた時計とけいが壁かべに掛かかっている。 An old, worn clock is hanging on the wall.


How to form it

~びた is the past form of the suffix ~びる, which makes a る-verb.

Attaches to Example Meaning
Noun 大人おとな → 大人おとなびた grown-up, mature for one's age
Noun 田舎いなか → 田舎いなかびた rustic, country-like
い-adj stem 古ふるい → 古ふるびた old and worn
Form Example
Before a noun 古ふるびた家いえ, 古ふるびている家いえ
End of sentence 大人おとなびている
Past 大人おとなびていた
Negative 大人おとなびていない
て-form 大人おとなびて見みえる

Examples

  • 大人おとなびた考かんがえ方かたをする子供こども

    A child who thinks in a very grown-up way

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