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せっ

se

verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of せる — to compete.

  • to bid
  • to sell at auction
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How it’s built

せる せっ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

せる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite せります
Polite negative せりません
Polite past せりました
Polite past negative せりませんでした
Let us ~ せりましょう
Masu-stem せり
Want to ~ せりたい
While ~ing せりながら
Te-form せって
Plain past せった
Tara-conditional せったら
Progressive せっている
Plain negative せらない
Plain past negative せらなかった
Negative te-form せらなくて
Potential せれる
Ba-conditional せれば
Imperative せれ
Volitional せろう
Passive せられる
Causative せらせる
Causative-passive せらされる

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In real sentences

Even though I came all the way to Japan, I couldn't see Mt. Fuji.

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Even though I went to the trouble of coming, the shop was closed.

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Other forms and spellings

せれせろせようせよっせよふせるセルぜれせろうせろっせろふぜろうぜろっぜろふせらぜら
masu-stem of せる