せばまる

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
狭まる

Etymology

Cognate with 攻(せ)める (semeru), 責(せ)める (semeru), 迫(せま)る (semaru), 狭(せば)める (sebameru), and 狭(せま)い (semai).

Pronunciation

Verb

せばまる • (sebamaru) ←せばまる (sebamaru)?godan (stem せばまり (sebamari), past せばまった (sebamatta))

Japanese verb pair
active せばめる
mediopassive せばまる
  1. to become narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せばまる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") せばまら sebamara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") せばまり sebamari
Shūshikei ("terminal") せばまる sebamaru
Rentaikei ("attributive") せばまる sebamaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") せばまれ sebamare
Meireikei ("imperative") せばまれ sebamare
Key constructions
Passive せばまられる sebamarareru
Causative せばまらせる
せばまらす 		sebamaraseru
sebamarasu
Potential せばまれる sebamareru
Volitional せばまろう sebamarō
Negative せばまらない sebamaranai
Negative continuative せばまらず sebamarazu
Formal せばまります sebamarimasu
Perfective せばまった sebamatta
Conjunctive せばまって sebamatte
Hypothetical conditional せばまれば sebamareba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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