せばまる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
狭まる

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せばまる [sèbámáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ba̠ma̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

せばまる • (sebamaru) ^{←せばまる (sebamaru)^?}godan (stem せばまり (sebamari), past せばまった (sebamatta))

Japanese verb pair
active	せばめる
mediopassive	せばまる

to become narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せばまる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せばまら	sebamara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せばまり	sebamari
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せばまる	sebamaru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せばまる	sebamaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せばまれ	sebamare
Meireikei ("imperative")	せばまれ	sebamare
Key constructions
Passive	せばまられる	sebamarareru
Causative	せばまらせるせばまらす	sebamaraseru sebamarasu
Potential	せばまれる	sebamareru
Volitional	せばまろう	sebamarō
Negative	せばまらない	sebamaranai
Negative continuative	せばまらず	sebamarazu
Formal	せばまります	sebamarimasu
Perfective	せばまった	sebamatta
Conjunctive	せばまって	sebamatte
Hypothetical conditional	せばまれば	sebamareba

References

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