せばめる
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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狭める |
Etymology
[edit]Cognate with 攻める (semeru), 責める (semeru), 迫る (semaru), 狭まる (sebamaru), and 狭い (semai).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]せばめる • (sebameru) ←せばめる (sebameru)?godan (stem せばめり (sebameri), past せばめった (sebametta))
Japanese verb pair | |
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active | せばめる |
mediopassive | せばまる |
- (transitive) to make narrow
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "せばめる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | せばめら | sebamera | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | せばめり | sebameri | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | せばめる | sebameru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | せばめる | sebameru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | せばめれ | sebamere | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | せばめれ | sebamere | |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | せばめられる | sebamerareru | |
Causative | せばめらせる せばめらす |
sebameraseru sebamerasu | |
Potential | せばめれる | sebamereru | |
Volitional | せばめろう | sebamerō | |
Negative | せばめらない | sebameranai | |
Negative continuative | せばめらず | sebamerazu | |
Formal | せばめります | sebamerimasu | |
Perfective | せばめった | sebametta | |
Conjunctive | せばめって | sebamette | |
Hypothetical conditional | せばめれば | sebamereba |