せばめる
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 狭める |
Etymology
Cognate with 攻める (semeru), 責める (semeru), 迫る (semaru), 狭まる (sebamaru), and 狭い (semai).
Pronunciation
Verb
せばめる • (sebameru) ←せばめる (sebameru)?ichidan (stem せばめ (sebame), past せばめた (sebameta))
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | せばめる |
| mediopassive | せばまる |
- (transitive) to make narrow
Conjugation
Conjugation of "せばめる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | せばめ | sebame | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | せばめ | sebame | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | せばめる | sebameru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | せばめる | sebameru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | せばめれ | sebamere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | せばめよ¹ せばめろ² |
sebameyo¹ sebamero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | せばめられる | sebamerareru | ||
| Causative | せばめさせる せばめさす |
sebamesaseru sebamesasu | ||
| Potential | せばめられる せばめれる³ |
sebamerareru sebamereru³ | ||
| Volitional | せばめよう | sebameyō | ||
| Negative | せばめない せばめぬ せばめん |
sebamenai sebamenu sebamen | ||
| Negative continuative | せばめず | sebamezu | ||
| Formal | せばめます | sebamemasu | ||
| Perfective | せばめた | sebameta | ||
| Conjunctive | せばめて | sebamete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | せばめれば | sebamereba | ||
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