ボロボロ

boroboro

na-Adjective

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no-Adjective

1. worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy

Onomatopoeia

祖母そぼは服ふくをボロボロになるまで着きる。

sobowa fukuo boroboroni narumade kiru.

My grandmother wears a dress to rags.

Suru Verb

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na-Adjective

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To-Adverb

2. crumbling; dry and crumbly

Onomatopoeia

その鉄てつの棒ぼうはさびてぼろぼろになった。

sono tetsuno bōwa sabite boroboroni natta.

Rust ate away the iron bar.

To-Adverb

3. falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

Onomatopoeia

na-Adjective

4. (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted

Onomatopoeia

To-Adverb

5. (coming to light) one after another

Onomatopoeia

Other forms:

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

ボロボロじゃない

boroborojanai

The negative form

1. Not worn out; Not tattered

★ Common

Adjective

#4497

ボロボロじゃなかった

boroborojanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't tattered.; Wasn't falling apart.

★ Common

Adjective

#4796

ボロボロだ

boroboroda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. worn out; falling apart

★ Common

Adjective

#4590

ボロボロだった

boroborodatta

The past form

1. Was tattered; Was worn out

★ Common

Adjective

#5128

ボロボロで

boroborode

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. worn out; ragged

★ Common

Adjective

#4900

ボロボロな

boroborona

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Ragged; Worn-out

★ Common

Adjective

#5053

ボロボロに

boroboroni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. To shreds; In tatters

★ Common

Adjective

#4732

Common 8 items

ボロボロじゃありません

boroborojārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not worn out.; Not tattered.

★ Common

Adjective

#4075

ボロボロじゃありませんでした

boroborojārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not tattered.; Was not broken.

★ Common

Adjective

#4542

ボロボロじゃないです

boroborojanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not worn out.; It's not falling apart.

★ Common

Adjective

#4770

ボロボロじゃなかったです

boroborojanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't tattered.; Wasn't worn out.

★ Common

Adjective

#4283

ボロボロでした

boroborodeshita

The polite past form

1. Was tattered.; Was worn out.

★ Common

Adjective

#5008

ボロボロです

boroborodesu

The polite form

1. Worn out; Tattered

★ Common

Adjective

#5053

ボロボロではありません

boroborodewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not worn out.; Not tattered.

★ Common

Adjective

#4278

ボロボロではありませんでした

boroborodewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not tattered.; Was not worn out.

★ Common

Adjective

#4355

Advanced 4 items

ボロボロだったら

boroborodattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when worn out; If/when tattered

★ Common

Adjective

#5260

ボロボロだろう

boroborodarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Likely worn out; Probably dilapidated

★ Common

Adjective

#4403

ボロボロであれば

boroborodeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when worn out; If/when tattered

★ Common

Adjective

#4038

ボロボロなら

boroboronara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when worn out; If/when tattered

★ Common

Adjective

#4341