せがむ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せがむ [sègáꜜmù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ɡa̠mɯ̟]

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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