せびる

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せびる [sèbíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [se̞bʲiɾɯ̟]

Verb

せびる • (sebiru) ^{←せびる (sebiru)?}godan (stem せびり (sebiri), past せびった (sebitta))

1. to pester and request

Conjugation

Conjugation of "せびる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	せびら	sebira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	せびり	sebiri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	せびる	sebiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	せびる	sebiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	せびれ	sebire
Meireikei ("imperative")	せびれ	sebire
Key constructions
Passive	せびられる	sebirareru
Causative	せびらせる せびらす	sebiraseru sebirasu
Potential	せびれる	sebireru
Volitional	せびろう	sebirō
Negative	せびらない	sebiranai
Negative continuative	せびらず	sebirazu
Formal	せびります	sebirimasu
Perfective	せびった	sebitta
Conjunctive	せびって	sebitte
Hypothetical conditional	せびれば	sebireba

Synonyms

• せがむ (segamu)