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せん

sen

verb 連体形

is the form before a noun of せる — to compete.

  • to bid
  • to sell at auction
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せる せん

Form before a noun (). In modern Japanese it looks like the plain form; it sits right before a noun: 食べる人 (a person who eats).

This spelling is the version with ん (sound change before で/だ): 読ん → 読んで.

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

I must take medicine.

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I received a present on my birthday.

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I handed the present to the bride.

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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
form before a noun of せる