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Japanese verb攻める (semeru) Conjugation
攻める (semeru) means “to attack, to assault, to assail”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 攻めます, 攻めない, 攻めて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to attack, to assault, to assail
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 攻める
- Reading
- せめる
- Romaji
- semeru
- Masu form
- 攻めます
- Nai form
- 攻めない
- Te-form
- 攻めて
- Ta form
- 攻めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 攻める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めない |
| Polite | 攻めます |
| Polite negative | 攻めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 攻めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めなかった |
| Polite | 攻めました |
| Polite negative | 攻めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 攻めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 攻めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めていない |
| Polite | 攻めています |
| Polite negative | 攻めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 攻めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めたくない |
| Polite | 攻めたいです |
| Polite negative | 攻めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 攻めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 攻めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 攻めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 攻めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 攻めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 攻めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 攻められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻められない |
| Polite | 攻められます |
| Polite negative | 攻められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 攻めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 攻めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 攻められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻められない |
| Polite | 攻められます |
| Polite negative | 攻められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 攻めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めさせない |
| Polite | 攻めさせます |
| Polite negative | 攻めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 攻めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 攻めさせられない |
| Polite | 攻めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 攻めさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 強める (tsuyomeru)to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 備える (sonaeru)to furnish with, to equip with, to provide
- 繰り返す (kurikaesu)to repeat, to do over again
- 固める (katameru)to harden, to freeze, to strengthen
- 語らう (katarau)to talk, to tell, to recite
- 語る (kataru)to talk about, to speak of, to tell
- 細かい (komakai)small
- 守る (mamoru)to protect, to guard, to defend
- 重ねる (kasaneru)to pile up, to heap up, to stack up
- 盗む (nusumu)to steal
- 埋める (umeru)to bury
- 黙る (damaru)to be silent, to say nothing
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