すまう
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 住まう |
Etymology
From the 未然形 (mizenkei, “imperfective stem”) of the verb 住む (sumu, “to live in, to dwell”) and the Old Japanese ふ (auxiliary verb for repetition or succession).
Pronunciation
Verb
すまう • (sumau) ←すまふ (sumafu)?godan (stem すまい (sumai), past すまった (sumatta))
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | すまわ | sumawa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | すまい | sumai | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | すまう | sumau | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | すまう | sumau | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | すまえ | sumae | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | すまえ | sumae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | すまわれる | sumawareru | |
| Causative | すまわせる すまわす |
sumawaseru sumawasu | |
| Potential | すまえる | sumaeru | |
| Volitional | すまおう | sumaō | |
| Negative | すまわない | sumawanai | |
| Negative continuative | すまわず | sumawazu | |
| Formal | すまいます | sumaimasu | |
| Perfective | すまった | sumatta | |
| Conjunctive | すまって | sumatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | すまえば | sumaeba | |