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責める
責める
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 責 |
| Grade: 5 |
Verb
責める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana せめる, romaji semeru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "責める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 責め | せめ | seme | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 責め | せめ | seme | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 責める | せめる | semeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 責める | せめる | semeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 責めれ | せめれ | semere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 責めよ¹ 責めろ² |
せめよ¹ せめろ² |
semeyo¹ semero² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 責められる | せめられる | semerareru | |
| Causative | 責めさせる 責めさす |
せめさせる せめさす |
semesaseru semesasu |
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| Potential | 責められる 責めれる³ |
せめられる せめれる³ |
semerareru semereru³ |
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| Volitional | 責めよう | せめよう | semeyō | |
| Negative | 責めない 責めぬ 責めん |
せめない せめぬ せめん |
semenai semenu semen |
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| Negative continuative | 責めず | せめず | semezu | |
| Formal | 責めます | せめます | sememasu | |
| Perfective | 責めた | せめた | semeta | |
| Conjunctive | 責めて | せめて | semete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 責めれば | せめれば | semereba | |
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