せんびき
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 線引き |
Etymology
From 線 (sen) + 引き (hiki, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 引く (hiku).”). The hiki changes to biki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せんびき [sèńbíkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sẽ̞mbʲikʲi]
Noun
せんびき • (senbiki) ←せんびき (senbiki)?
- demarcation; drawing a line in the sand
Verb
せんびきする • (senbiki suru) ←せんびき (senbiki)? suru (stem せんびきし (senbiki shi), past せんびきした (senbiki shita))
- to demarcate; to draw a line in the sand
Conjugation
Conjugation of "せんびきする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | せんびきし | senbiki shi | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | せんびきし | senbiki shi | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | せんびきする | senbiki suru | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | せんびきする | senbiki suru | ||
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | せんびきすれ | senbiki sure | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | せんびきせよ¹ せんびきしろ² | senbiki seyo¹ senbiki shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | せんびきされる | senbiki sareru | ||
| Causative | せんびきさせる せんびきさす | senbiki saseru senbiki sasu | ||
| Potential | せんびきできる | senbiki dekiru | ||
| Volitional | せんびきしよう | senbiki shiyō | ||
| Negative | せんびきしない | senbiki shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | せんびきせず | senbiki sezu | ||
| Formal | せんびきします | senbiki shimasu | ||
| Perfective | せんびきした | senbiki shita | ||
| Conjunctive | せんびきして | senbiki shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | せんびきすれば | senbiki sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN