せばめる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
狭める

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せばめ​る [sèbáméꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ba̠me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

せばめる • (sebameru) ^{←せばめる (sebameru)?}godan (stem せばめり (sebameri), past せばめった (sebametta))

Japanese verb pair
active	せばめる
mediopassive	せばまる

1. (transitive) to make narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せばめる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せばめら	sebamera
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せばめり	sebameri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せばめる	sebameru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せばめる	sebameru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せばめれ	sebamere
Meireikei ("imperative")	せばめれ	sebamere
Key constructions
Passive	せばめられる	sebamerareru
Causative	せばめらせる せばめらす	sebameraseru sebamerasu
Potential	せばめれる	sebamereru
Volitional	せばめろう	sebamerō
Negative	せばめらない	sebameranai
Negative continuative	せばめらず	sebamerazu
Formal	せばめります	sebamerimasu
Perfective	せばめった	sebametta
Conjunctive	せばめって	sebamette
Hypothetical conditional	せばめれば	sebamereba