Japanese

ばえる

ばえる
Meaning: to look great; to be photogenic; to be instagrammable
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ばえる ばえない
Polite ばえます ばえません
Past ばえた ばえなかった
Polite + Past ばえました ばえませんでした
Te-form ばえて ばえなくて
Potential ばえられる ばえられない
Passive ばえられる ばえられない
Causative ばえさせる ばえさせない
Imperative ばえろ ばえるな

Handwriting

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え
る

Example

The sweets at this cafe look very photogenic.

Usage Notes

A slangy term derived from 'hae-ru' (to look attractive/stand out). Specifically used for things that look good in photos, often for social media like Instagram.

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