せがむsegamu

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto badger; to pester; to beg
    その子こは母親ははおやにキャンデーをせがんだ。↗
    The child begged his mother for candy.
Conjugation
Dictionary formせがむ
Polite (masu)せがみます
Negative (nai)せがまない
polite (masen)せがみません
classical zu / nuせがまず・せがまぬ
Past (ta)せがんだ
polite (mashita)せがみました
Past negative (nakatta)せがまなかった
polite (masen deshita)せがみませんでした
Te formせがんで
Potentialせがめる
Passiveせがまれる
Causativeせがませる
Causative passiveせがませられる・せがまされる
Conditional (ba)せがめば
taraせがんだら
Volitionalせがもう
polite (mashou)せがみましょう
Imperativeせがめ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. 無理むりに頼み込たのみこむ。
  2. 叱しかる。責せめる。
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