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せら

sera

verb 未然形

is the negative stem of せる — to compete.

  • to bid
  • to sell at auction
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せる せら

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

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

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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

I was made to explain at length during the meeting, and I got tired.

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The book she wrote became a bestseller.

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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ぜらぜる
negative stem of せる