What does ぺらぺら mean?
ぺらぺら is a Japanese adverb meaning “fluently (in a language)” in English. It can also be translated as “flimsy, thin (paper)” depending on context. It is written as ぺらぺら in hiragana, and perapera in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
トムは日本語がぺらぺらだ。
Tom is a fluent speaker of Japanese.
Conjugation of ぺらぺら
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | ぺらぺら | ぺらぺらじゃない |
| Plain past | ぺらぺらだった | ぺらぺらじゃなかった |
| Polite | ぺらぺらです | ぺらぺらではありません |
| Polite past | ぺらぺらでした | ぺらぺらではありませんでした |
Other forms
Attributiveぺらぺらな
Te-formぺらぺらで