Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
住まう

Etymology edit

From the 未然形 (mizenkei, imperfective stem) of the verb 住む (sumu, to live in, to dwell) and the Old Japanese (auxiliary verb for repetition or succession).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

すまう (sumauすまふ (sumafu)?godan (stem すまい (sumai), past すまった (sumatta))

  1. to live at; to dwell; to reside

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN