棲む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
棲
す
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
栖む

Verb

棲(す)む • (sumu) intransitive godan (stem 棲(す)み (sumi), past 棲(す)んだ (sunda))

  1. alternative form of 住む

Usage notes

This form is usually used for animals, not people.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "棲む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 棲ま すま suma
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 棲み すみ sumi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 棲む すむ sumu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 棲む すむ sumu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 棲め すめ sume
Meireikei ("imperative") 棲め すめ sume
Key constructions
Passive 棲まれる すまれる sumareru
Causative 棲ませる
棲ます 		すませる
すます 		sumaseru
sumasu
Potential 棲める すめる sumeru
Volitional 棲もう すもう sumō
Negative 棲まない すまない sumanai
Negative continuative 棲まず すまず sumazu
Formal 棲みます すみます sumimasu
Perfective 棲んだ すんだ sunda
Conjunctive 棲んで すんで sunde
Hypothetical conditional 棲めば すめば sumeba

References

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