せがむ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せが​む [sègáꜜmù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɡa̠mɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

せがむ • (segamu) godan (stem せがみ (segami), past せがんだ (seganda))

1. to pester and request

   母(はは)に抱(だ)っこをせがむ

   haha ni dakko o segamu

   to pester one's mother for hugs

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せがむ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せがま	segama
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せがみ	segami
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せがむ	segamu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せがむ	segamu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せがめ	segame
Meireikei ("imperative")	せがめ	segame
Key constructions
Passive	せがまれる	segamareru
Causative	せがませる せがます	segamaseru segamasu
Potential	せがめる	segameru
Volitional	せがもう	segamō
Negative	せがまない	segamanai
Negative continuative	せがまず	segamazu
Formal	せがみます	segamimasu
Perfective	せがんだ	seganda
Conjunctive	せがんで	segande
Hypothetical conditional	せがめば	segameba

Synonyms

• せびる (sebiru)