せく

せく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
堰く 塞く 咳く

Related to 狭(せ)し (seshi, adjective, classical).[1]

堰(せ)く (seku) and 咳(せ)く (seku) share the same origin.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​く [séꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

せく • (seku) ^{←せく (seku)?} godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

1. 堰く, 塞く: (transitive) to dam
2. 咳く: (intransitive) to cough

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	せか	seka
Continuative (連用形)	せき	seki
Terminal (終止形)	せく	seku
Attributive (連体形)	せく	seku
Hypothetical (仮定形)	せけ	seke
Imperative (命令形)	せけ	seke
Key constructions
Passive	せかれる	sekareru
Causative	せかせる せかす	sekaseru sekasu
Potential	せける	sekeru
Volitional	せこう	sekō
Negative	せかない	sekanai
Negative continuative	せかず	sekazu
Formal	せきます	sekimasu
Perfective	せいた	seita
Conjunctive	せいて	seite
Hypothetical conditional	せけば	sekeba

Derived terms

• 堰(せき) (seki, “dam”)
• 咳(せき) (seki, “cough”)
• 堰(せ)き止(と)める (sekitomeru)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
急く

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​く [séꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

せく • (seku) ^{←せく (seku)?} godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

Japanese verb pair
active	せかせる
mediopassive	せく

1. (intransitive) to rush

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	せか	seka
Continuative (連用形)	せき	seki
Terminal (終止形)	せく	seku
Attributive (連体形)	せく	seku
Hypothetical (仮定形)	せけ	seke
Imperative (命令形)	せけ	seke
Key constructions
Passive	せかれる	sekareru
Causative	せかせる せかす	sekaseru sekasu
Potential	せける	sekeru
Volitional	せこう	sekō
Negative	せかない	sekanai
Negative continuative	せかず	sekazu
Formal	せきます	sekimasu
Perfective	せいた	seita
Conjunctive	せいて	seite
Hypothetical conditional	せけば	sekeba

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN