背伸び
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 背 | 伸 |
| せ Grade: 6 |
の Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |
Noun edit
- (literally) stretching oneself
- the act of overreaching oneself
Verb edit
背伸びする • (senobi suru) suru (stem 背伸びし (senobi shi), past 背伸びした (senobi shita))
- (literally) to stretch oneself
- to do something beyond one's ability; overreach oneself; to push the limit
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "背伸びする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 背伸びし | せのびし | senobi shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 背伸びし | せのびし | senobi shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 背伸びする | せのびする | senobi suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 背伸びする | せのびする | senobi suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 背伸びすれ | せのびすれ | senobi sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 背伸びせよ¹ 背伸びしろ² |
せのびせよ¹ せのびしろ² |
senobi seyo¹ senobi shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 背伸びされる | せのびされる | senobi sareru | |
| Causative | 背伸びさせる 背伸びさす |
せのびさせる せのびさす |
senobi saseru senobi sasu | |
| Potential | 背伸びできる | せのびできる | senobi dekiru | |
| Volitional | 背伸びしよう | せのびしよう | senobi shiyō | |
| Negative | 背伸びしない | せのびしない | senobi shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 背伸びせず | せのびせず | senobi sezu | |
| Formal | 背伸びします | せのびします | senobi shimasu | |
| Perfective | 背伸びした | せのびした | senobi shita | |
| Conjunctive | 背伸びして | せのびして | senobi shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 背伸びすれば | せのびすれば | senobi sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||