表層形
切羽詰ら
セッパツマラ
動詞
切羽詰ら (セッパツマラ)
Seppatsumara · せっぱつまら — to be at one's wits' end, to be cornered, to be in a fix, to be in a desperate situation, to be in a pinch, to be in a predicament
Other ways to say “to be cornered” in Japanese →
切羽詰ら in rōmaji: seppatsumara.
動詞
一般
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📝 切羽詰まる 🔤 五段-ラ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年10月2日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
切羽詰ら
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
切羽詰まる
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| 読み (Reading) |
セッパツマラ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ラ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
切羽詰ら
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| 読み・基本形 |
セッパツマル
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| 表記・基本形 |
切羽詰る
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| 見出し語の読み |
セッパツマル
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💡 English Meaning
切羽詰ら means “to be at one's wits' end, to be cornered, to be in a fix, to be in a desperate situation, to be in a pinch, to be in a predicament” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
セッパツマラ
Lemma: 切羽詰まる
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
切羽詰まります
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| て形 (Te-form) |
切羽詰まって
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| 過去形 (Past) |
切羽詰まった
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
切羽詰まらない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
切羽詰まりましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
切羽詰まれる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
切羽詰まられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
切羽詰まらせる
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The surface form (切羽詰ら) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (切羽詰まる) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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