接する

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
接
せつ > せっ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

接(せっ)する • (sessuru) suru (stem 接(せっ)し (sesshi), past 接(せっ)した (sesshita))

  1. to come in contact with, to touch
  2. to attend to

Conjugation

Conjugation of "接する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 接せ
接し 		せっせ
せっし 		se'se
se'shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 接し せっし se'shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 接する せっする se'suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 接する せっする se'suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 接すれ せっすれ se'sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 接しろ
接せよ 		せっしろ
せっせよ 		se'shiro
se'seyo
Key constructions
Passive 接せられる
接しられる 		せっせられる
せっしられる 		se'serareru
se'shirareru
Causative 接しさせる
接しさす 		せっしさせる
せっしさす 		se'shisaseru
se'shisasu
Potential 接せられる
接しられる 		せっせられる
せっしられる 		se'serareru
se'shirareru
Volitional 接しよう せっしよう se'shiyō
Negative 接しない せっしない se'shinai
Negative continuative 接せず せっせず se'sezu
Formal 接します せっします se'shimasu
Perfective 接した せっした se'shita
Conjunctive 接して せっして se'shite
Hypothetical conditional 接すれば せっすれば se'sureba

References

  1. ^ JAccent app JAccent: Japanese dict with AI
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