棲む
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 棲 |
| す Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 栖む |
Verb[edit]
棲む • (sumu) intransitive godan (stem 棲み (sumi), past 棲んだ (sunda))
- Alternative form of 住む
Usage notes[edit]
This form is usually used for animals, not people.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of "棲む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 棲ま | すま | suma |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 棲み | すみ | sumi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 棲む | すむ | sumu |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 棲む | すむ | sumu |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 棲め | すめ | sume |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 棲め | すめ | sume |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 棲まれる | すまれる | sumareru |
| Causative | 棲ませる 棲ます |
すませる すます |
sumaseru sumasu |
| Potential | 棲める | すめる | sumeru |
| Volitional | 棲もう | すもう | sumō |
| Negative | 棲まない | すまない | sumanai |
| Negative continuative | 棲まず | すまず | sumazu |
| Formal | 棲みます | すみます | sumimasu |
| Perfective | 棲んだ | すんだ | sunda |
| Conjunctive | 棲んで | すんで | sunde |
| Hypothetical conditional | 棲めば | すめば | sumeba |