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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ba̠me̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

せばめる • (sebameru) ^{←せばめる (sebameru)^?}ichidan (stem せばめ (sebame), past せばめた (sebameta))

Japanese verb pair
active	せばめる
mediopassive	せばまる

(transitive) to make narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せばめる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せばめ	sebame
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せばめ	sebame
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せばめる	sebameru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せばめる	sebameru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せばめれ	sebamere
Meireikei ("imperative")	せばめよ¹ せばめろ²	sebameyo¹ sebamero²
Key constructions
Passive	せばめられる	sebamerareru
Causative	せばめさせるせばめさす	sebamesaseru sebamesasu
Potential	せばめられるせばめれる³	sebamerareru sebamereru³
Volitional	せばめよう	sebameyō
Negative	せばめないせばめぬせばめん	sebamenai sebamenu sebamen
Negative continuative	せばめず	sebamezu
Formal	せばめます	sebamemasu
Perfective	せばめた	sebameta
Conjunctive	せばめて	sebamete
Hypothetical conditional	せばめれば	sebamereba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

References

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