Ichidan verb
責めるせめる
semeruAlso read せめる: 攻める (attack). All 2 words
責める (せめる, semeru) — to condemn — is an ichidan verb: 責めて (te-form), 責めた (past), 責めない (negative), 責めます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to blame; to criticize.
How 責める conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 責め. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
責める
dropsstem + ending
責めない責めないnegative · I don't blame you.
責めます責めますpolite present
責めて責めてte-form · I blame someone and …
責めた責めたpast · I blamed someone.
責められる責められるpotential · I can blame someone.
責めれば責めればif · If I blame someone, ...
責めよう責めようvolitional · Let's blame someone.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 責める せめる semeru | |
| past I blamed someone. | 責めた せめた semeta | |
| negative I don't blame you. | 責めない せめない semenai | |
| te-form I blame someone and … | 責めて せめて semete | |
| past negative I didn't blame anyone. | 責めなかった せめなかった semenakatta | |
| volitional Let's blame someone. | 責めよう せめよう semeyou | |
| potential I can blame someone. | 責められる せめられる semerareru | |
| cond. ば If I blame someone, ... | 責めれば せめれば semereba | |
| cond. たら When I blame someone, ... | 責めたら せめたら semetara | |
| passive N2 I got blamed. | 責められる せめられる semerareru | |
| causative N2 | 責めさせる せめさせる semesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Blame someone! | 責めろ せめろ semero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 責めます せめます sememasu | |
| past I blamed someone. | 責めました せめました sememashita | |
| negative I don't blame you. | 責めません せめません sememasen | |
| past negative I didn't blame anyone. | 責めませんでした せめませんでした sememasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's blame someone. | 責めましょう せめましょう sememashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm blaming someone. | 責めている せめている semeteiru | |
| ていた I was blaming someone. | 責めていた せめていた semeteita | |
| ています I'm blaming someone. | 責めています せめています semeteimasu | |
| ていました I was blaming someone. | 責めていました せめていました semeteimashita |