すまう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
住まう

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).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すまう [sùmáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sɨma̠ɯ̟]

Verb

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

Conjugation of "すまう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	すまわ	sumawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	すまい	sumai
Shūshikei ("terminal")	すまう	sumau
Rentaikei ("attributive")	すまう	sumau
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	すまえ	sumae
Meireikei ("imperative")	すまえ	sumae
Key constructions
Passive	すまわれる	sumawareru
Causative	すまわせる すまわす	sumawaseru sumawasu
Potential	すまえる	sumaeru
Volitional	すまおう	sumaō
Negative	すまわない	sumawanai
Negative continuative	すまわず	sumawazu
Formal	すまいます	sumaimasu
Perfective	すまった	sumatta
Conjunctive	すまって	sumatte
Hypothetical conditional	すまえば	sumaeba