表層形
住え
スマエ
動詞
住え (スマエ)
Sumae · すまえ — to live, to reside, to inhabit
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住え in rōmaji: sumae.
動詞
一般
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📝 住まう 🔤 五段-ワア行 📐 仮定形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月14日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
住え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
住まう
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| 読み (Reading) |
スマエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ワア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
仮定形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
住え
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| 読み・基本形 |
スマウ
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| 表記・基本形 |
住う
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| 見出し語の読み |
スマウ
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💡 English Meaning
住え means “to live, to reside, to inhabit” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
スマエ
Lemma: 住まう
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
住まいます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
住まって
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| 過去形 (Past) |
住まった
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
住まわない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
住まいましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
住まえる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
住まわれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
住まわせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (住え) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (住まう) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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