せめぎあう
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 鬩ぎ合う 鬩ぎあう せめぎ合う |
Etymology
From 鬩ぎ (semegi, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb せめぐ) + 合う (au).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せめぎあう [sèmégíáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
- (Tokyo) せめぎあう [sèmégíáú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [se̞me̞ɡʲia̠ɯ̟]
Verb
せめぎあう • (semegiau) ←せめぎあふ (semegiafu)?godan (stem せめぎあい (semegiai), past せめぎあった (semegiatta))
- to battle (each other)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "せめぎあう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | せめぎあわ | semegiawa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | せめぎあい | semegiai | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | せめぎあう | semegiau | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | せめぎあう | semegiau | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | せめぎあえ | semegiae | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | せめぎあえ | semegiae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | せめぎあわれる | semegiawareru | |
| Causative | せめぎあわせる せめぎあわす |
semegiawaseru semegiawasu | |
| Potential | せめぎあえる | semegiaeru | |
| Volitional | せめぎあおう | semegiaō | |
| Negative | せめぎあわない | semegiawanai | |
| Negative continuative | せめぎあわず | semegiawazu | |
| Formal | せめぎあいます | semegiaimasu | |
| Perfective | せめぎあった | semegiatta | |
| Conjunctive | せめぎあって | semegiatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | せめぎあえば | semegiaeba | |