Ichidan verb

攻めるせめる

semeru

to attack · N2

Also read せめる: 責める (blame). All 2 words

攻める (せめる, semeru) — to attack — is an ichidan verb: 攻めて (te-form), 攻めた (past), 攻めない (negative), 攻めます (polite).

It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to assault; to assail.

How 攻める conjugates · ichidan verb

Drop the る, then add the ending.

Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 攻め. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.

攻める dropsstem + ending

攻めない攻めないnegative · I don't attack it. 攻めます攻めますpolite present 攻めて攻めてte-form · I attack someone and … 攻めた攻めたpast · I attacked them. 攻められる攻められるpotential · I can attack it. 攻めれば攻めればif · If I attack it, ... 攻めよう攻めようvolitional · Let's attack it.

No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.

N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.

PLAIN

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present N5	攻めるせめる semeru
past N5 I attacked them.	攻めたせめた semeta
negative N5 I don't attack it.	攻めないせめない semenai
te-form N5 I attack someone and …	攻めてせめて semete
past negative N4 I didn't attack it.	攻めなかったせめなかった semenakatta
volitional N4 Let's attack it.	攻めようせめよう semeyou
potential N3 I can attack it.	攻められるせめられる semerareru
cond. ば N3 If I attack it, ...	攻めればせめれば semereba
cond. たら N3 When I attack it, ...	攻めたらせめたら semetara
passive N2 I get attacked.	攻められるせめられる semerareru
causative N2 I make someone attack it.	攻めさせるせめさせる semesaseru
imperative N1 Attack!	攻めろせめろ semero

POLITE

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present N5	攻めますせめます sememasu
past N5 I attacked them.	攻めましたせめました sememashita
negative N5 I don't attack it.	攻めませんせめません sememasen
past negative N4 I didn't attack it.	攻めませんでしたせめませんでした sememasendeshita
volitional N4 Let's attack it.	攻めましょうせめましょう sememashou

ASPECT

Form	Conjugation	Audio
ている N4 I'm attacking them.	攻めているせめている semeteiru
ていた N4 I was attacking it.	攻めていたせめていた semeteita
ています N4 I'm attacking them.	攻めていますせめています semeteimasu
ていました N4 I was attacking it.	攻めていましたせめていました semeteimashita