せく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
堰く
塞く
咳く

Related to 狭(せ)し (seshi, adjective, classical).[1]

堰(せ)く (seku) and 咳(せ)く (seku) share the same origin.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

せく • (seku) ←せく (seku)?godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

  1. 堰く, 塞く: (transitive) to dam
  2. 咳く: (intransitive) to cough
Conjugation
Conjugation of "せく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") せか seka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") せき seki
Shūshikei ("terminal") せく seku
Rentaikei ("attributive") せく seku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") せけ seke
Meireikei ("imperative") せけ seke
Key constructions
Passive せかれる sekareru
Causative せかせる
せかす 		sekaseru
sekasu
Potential せける sekeru
Volitional せこう sekō
Negative せかない sekanai
Negative continuative せかず sekazu
Formal せきます sekimasu
Perfective せいた seita
Conjunctive せいて seite
Hypothetical conditional せけば sekeba
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
急く

Pronunciation

Verb

せく • (seku) ←せく (seku)?intransitive godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

Japanese verb pair
active せかせる
mediopassive せく
  1. to rush
Conjugation
Conjugation of "せく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") せか seka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") せき seki
Shūshikei ("terminal") せく seku
Rentaikei ("attributive") せく seku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") せけ seke
Meireikei ("imperative") せけ seke
Key constructions
Passive せかれる sekareru
Causative せかせる
せかす 		sekaseru
sekasu
Potential せける sekeru
Volitional せこう sekō
Negative せかない sekanai
Negative continuative せかず sekazu
Formal せきます sekimasu
Perfective せいた seita
Conjunctive せいて seite
Hypothetical conditional せけば sekeba

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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