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せま

sema

JLPT N5 i-adjective 語幹

is the stem of せまい — narrow, confined, small, cramped.

  • limited, narrow-minded, confining
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How it’s built

せまい せま

Stem (). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.

せまい is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

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

Every form of

Negative せまくない
Past せまかった
Past negative せまくなかった
Te-form せまくて
Adverb せまく
Before a noun せまい
Ba-conditional せまければ
Tara-conditional せまかったら
Become ~ せまくなる
Too ~ せますぎる

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In real sentences

Today we can also put out non-burnable trash.

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I showed this photo to my mother.

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I can also spend the New Year with my family.

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Other forms and spellings

せまけれせまきゃせまけりゃせまかろせまかろうせまかろふせまいせめえせもうせまくせまかっ
stem of せまい