せめぐ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鬩ぐ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せめ​ぐ [sèméꜜgù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• 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.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せめが	semega
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せめぎ	semegi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せめぐ	semegu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せめぐ	semegu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せめげ	semege
Meireikei ("imperative")	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(けいていかき)に鬩(せめ)ぐ (keitei kaki ni semegu)