What does つるつる mean?
つるつる is a Japanese adjective meaning “smooth, shiny, slick” in English. It can also be translated as “slippery, slurping (noodles)” depending on context. It is written as つるつる in hiragana, and tsurutsuru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
私の父はビリヤードの玉のように頭がつるつるだ。
My father is as bald as a billiard ball.
Conjugation of つるつる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | つるつる | つるつるじゃない |
| Plain past | つるつるだった | つるつるじゃなかった |
| Polite | つるつるです | つるつるではありません |
| Polite past | つるつるでした | つるつるではありませんでした |
Other forms
Attributiveつるつるな
Te-formつるつるで