ベタベタ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ベタベタ

べたべた

Freq #14118

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Adverb (fukushi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

sticky

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle

thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied)

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle

all over (pasting, stamping, etc.)

Examples

彼は壁一面にポスターをべたべた張った。

He plastered the wall with posters.

Onomatopoeic or mimetic word; Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

clinging (e.g. of a person); following around; being all over (each other); flirting

Examples

お前が近くにいるのをいいことにベタベタしやがって！！

What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!

Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

clichéd; hackneyed

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