すまう in Japanese

IPA: [sɨma̠ɯ̟] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the 未然形 (mizenkei, “imperfective stem”) of the verb 住む (sumu, “to live in, to dwell”) and the Old Japanese ふ (auxiliary verb for repetition or succession). Head templates: {{ja-verb|hhira=すまふ|type=1}} すまう • (sumau) ^(←すまふ (sumafu)?)godan (stem すまい (sumai), past すまった (sumatta)) Forms: sumau [romanization], sumafu [romanization], すまい [stem], すまった [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], すまわ [error-unrecognized-form], sumawa [error-unrecognized-form], すまい [error-unrecognized-form], sumai [error-unrecognized-form], すまう [error-unrecognized-form], sumau [error-unrecognized-form], すまえ [error-unrecognized-form], sumae [error-unrecognized-form], すまわれる [passive], sumawareru [passive], すまわせる [causative], すまわす [causative], sumawaseru [causative], sumawasu [causative], すまえる [potential], sumaeru [potential], すまおう [volitional], sumaō [volitional], すまわない [negative], sumawanai [negative], すまわず [continuative, negative], sumawazu [continuative, negative], すまいます [formal], sumaimasu [formal], すまった [perfective], sumatta [perfective], すまって [conjunctive], sumatte [conjunctive], すまえば [conditional, hypothetical], sumaeba [conditional, hypothetical]

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  "etymology_text": "From the 未然形 (mizenkei, “imperfective stem”) of the verb 住む (sumu, “to live in, to dwell”) and the Old Japanese ふ (auxiliary verb for repetition or succession).",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
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      "form": "すまい",
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまった",
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-u",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "すまわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "すまい",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "sumai",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "すまう",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sumau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumawasu",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumaeba",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to live at; to dwell; to reside"
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨma̠ɯ̟]"
    }
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}

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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "すまわれる",
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    },
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      "form": "sumawareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "すまわせる",
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      "form": "すまわす",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
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        "causative"
      ]
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      "form": "すまえる",
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    {
      "form": "すまおう",
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      "form": "sumaō",
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        "volitional"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "すまわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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        "negative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "すまわず",
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      "form": "sumawazu",
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        "continuative",
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      "form": "すまいます",
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すまえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumaeba",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "ja-verb"
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        "to live at; to dwell; to reside"
      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "dwell"
        ],
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          "reside",
          "reside"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "すまう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨma̠ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "すまう"
}

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"すまう" meaning in Japanese

Verb

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