すれる
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 擦れる 摩れる 磨れる 擂れる |
Pronunciation
Verb
すれる • (sureru) ←すれる (sureru)?intransitive ichidan (stem すれ (sure), past すれた (sureta))
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | 擦る |
| mediopassive | すれる |
- to rub (against, together)
- to wear out
- 1976, Unno Jūza, Ikiteiru harawata [Living Intestines][1]:
- てかてかに擦れた金ボタン
- tekateka ni sureta kin-botan
- gold button shiny from wear
- てかてかに擦れた金ボタン
- to lose one's greenness in the world
Conjugation
Conjugation of "すれる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | すれ | sure | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | すれ | sure | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | すれる | sureru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | すれる | sureru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | すれれ | surere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | すれよ¹ すれろ² |
sureyo¹ surero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | すれられる | surerareru | ||
| Causative | すれさせる すれさす |
suresaseru suresasu | ||
| Potential | すれられる すれれる³ |
surerareru surereru³ | ||
| Volitional | すれよう | sureyō | ||
| Negative | すれない すれぬ すれん |
surenai surenu suren | ||
| Negative continuative | すれず | surezu | ||
| Formal | すれます | suremasu | ||
| Perfective | すれた | sureta | ||
| Conjunctive | すれて | surete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | すれれば | surereba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||