Illustration: At a home kitchen counter, a child has squeezed too much syrup over a small stack of pancakes. Both hands are smeared, and sticky threads stretch between the fingers as the child tries to separate them. A paper napkin intended for cleanup is now firmly attached to one palm.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

べたべた

betabeta

sticky

Example sentences

  1. 手てがべたべたする。

    I have sticky hands.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 体中からだじゅうが汗あせでベタベタだ。早はやく風呂ふろに入はいってさっぱりしたいよ。

    My whole body is sticky with sweat. I want to take a bath as quickly as possible in order to feel refreshed.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 机つくえがジュースでべたべたになった。

    The desk got sticky from the juice.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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