弄ぶ
もてあそぶ
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with
Meanings
Godan verb (-bu), Transitive
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with- to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with
- to do with something as one pleases
- to appreciate
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 弄ぶもてあそぶ | 弄びますもてあそびます |
| Negative | 弄ばないもてあそばない | 弄びませんもてあそびません |
| Past | 弄んだもてあそんだ | 弄びましたもてあそびました |
| Past negative | 弄ばなかったもてあそばなかった | 弄びませんでしたもてあそびませんでした |
| Te-form | 弄んでもてあそんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 弄べるもてあそべる |
| Passive | 弄ばれるもてあそばれる |
| Causative | 弄ばせるもてあそばせる |
| Volitional | 弄ぼうもてあそぼう |
| Imperative | 弄べもてあそべ |
| Conditional (ば) | 弄べばもてあそべば |
| Conditional (たら) | 弄んだらもてあそんだら |
Example sentences
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You should not trifle with his feelings.
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He's not serious about her at all - he's just playing with her.
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Don't toy with her affections.
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The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
ジョンはディックを、もてあそんだ。
John played cat and mouse with Dick.