| Alternative spelling |
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| 線引き |
From 線 (sen) + 引き (hiki, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 引く (hiku).”). The hiki changes to biki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
せんびき • (senbiki) ←せんびき (senbiki)?
せんびきする • (senbiki suru) ←せんびき (senbiki)?suru (stem せんびきし (senbiki shi), past せんびきした (senbiki shita))
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | せんびきし | senbiki shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | せんびきし | senbiki shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | せんびきする | senbiki suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | せんびきする | senbiki suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | せんびきすれ | senbiki sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | せんびきせよ¹ せんびきしろ² |
senbiki seyo¹ senbiki shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | せんびきされる | senbiki sareru | ||
| Causative | せんびきさせる せんびきさす |
senbiki saseru senbiki sasu | ||
| Potential | せんびきできる | senbiki dekiru | ||
| Volitional | せんびきしよう | senbiki shiyō | ||
| Negative | せんびきしない | senbiki shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | せんびきせず | senbiki sezu | ||
| Formal | せんびきします | senbiki shimasu | ||
| Perfective | せんびきした | senbiki shita | ||
| Conjunctive | せんびきして | senbiki shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | せんびきすれば | senbiki sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||