駄弁る

Readings

Kana: だべる、ダベる

Romaji: daberu, daberu

Definition

v5r

vi

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

駄

Readings: ダ、 タ

Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

弁

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う

Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

Example Sentences

ダベってないで仕事(しごと)しろ。

➥Stop shooting the breeze and get to work!

おっと、せっかく時間(じかん)前(まえ)に来(き)たのに、ダベッてたら遅刻(ちこく)しちまう。

➥Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!