延びる

のびる
nobiru

to be prolonged

What does 延びる mean?

延びる is a Japanese verb meaning to be prolonged in English. It is written as 延びる in kanji, のびる in hiragana, and nobiru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

会議は来週までのびた

The meeting has been put off until next week.

Conjugation of 延びる

AffirmativeNegative
Plain延びるのびる延びないのびない
Plain past延びたのびた延びなかったのびなかった
Polite延びますのびます延びませんのびません
Polite past延びましたのびました延びませんでしたのびませんでした

Other forms

Te-form延びてのびて
Potential延びられるのびられる
Passive延びられるのびられる
Volitional延びようのびよう
Causative延びさせるのびさせる
Conditional延びればのびれば

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Transitive partner

延びる (it happens by itself)·延ばす (someone does it)

延びる describes something happening by itself. 延ばす describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 延びる

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