せめぐ

せめぐ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鬩ぐ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せめ​ぐ [sèméꜜgù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞me̞ɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

せめぐ • (semegu) ^{←せめぐ (semegu)?} godan (stem せめぎ (semegi), past せめいだ (semeida))

1. to battle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せめぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	せめが	semega
Continuative (連用形)	せめぎ	semegi
Terminal (終止形)	せめぐ	semegu
Attributive (連体形)	せめぐ	semegu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	せめげ	semege
Imperative (命令形)	せめげ	semege
Key constructions
Passive	せめがれる	semegareru
Causative	せめがせる せめがす	semegaseru semegasu
Potential	せめげる	semegeru
Volitional	せめごう	semegō
Negative	せめがない	semeganai
Negative continuative	せめがず	semegazu
Formal	せめぎます	semegimasu
Perfective	せめいだ	semeida
Conjunctive	せめいで	semeide
Hypothetical conditional	せめげば	semegeba

Derived terms

• せめぎあう (semegiau)
• 兄弟墻(けいたいかき)に鬩(せめ)ぐ (keitai kaki ni semegu)

References

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