狭める|せばめるsebameru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto narrow; to reduce; to contract
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 狭める(せばめる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 狭めます(せばめます) |
| Negative (nai) | 狭めない(せばめない) |
| polite (masen) | 狭めません(せばめません) |
| classical zu / nu | 狭めず・狭めぬ(せばめず・せばめぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 狭めた(せばめた) |
| polite (mashita) | 狭めました(せばめました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 狭めなかった(せばめなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 狭めませんでした(せばめませんでした) |
| Te form | 狭めて(せばめて) |
| Potential | 狭められる(せばめられる) |
| Passive | 狭められる(せばめられる) |
| Causative | 狭めさせる(せばめさせる) |
| Causative passive | 狭めさせられる(せばめさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 狭めれば(せばめれば) |
| tara | 狭めたら(せばめたら) |
| Volitional | 狭めよう(せばめよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 狭めましょう(せばめましょう) |
| Imperative | 狭めろ(せばめろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
車が道幅を狭める
狭まる describes the road width becoming narrow as a spontaneous or natural change, while 狭める focuses on an agent (here, the car) actively causing that narrowing.
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