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JLPT N1 Grammar

びる

N1Inference / Appearance

N1 · Inference / Appearance · noun/adjective stem + びる

seem; take on an air of

noun/adjective stem + びる

びる means taking on a certain appearance, air, or state, often in fixed combinations.

It appears in words such as 大人びる, 古びる, and 田舎びる.

彼女はまだ十五歳なのに、話し方が大人びている。

She is only fifteen, but her way of speaking seems mature.

Do not attach it freely to any word; learn common words as vocabulary.

A certain quality starts to show.

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