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責める

せめる

to condemn

N3Ichidan VerbFreq. #22548

Meanings

1to condemn
2to blame
3to criticize
4to criticise
5to reproach
6to accuse
7to urge
8to press
9to pester
10to torture
11to torment
12to persecute
13to break in (a horse)

Conjugations

Form	Japanese
Polite (ます)	せめます
て-form	せめて
Past (casual)	せめた
Past (polite)	せめました
Negative (casual)	せめない
Negative (polite)	せめません

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Grammar

〜てte-form (connecting)〜ますpolite verb ending 〜でしたwas (polite past)〜ができますcan do ~受身形passive (be done to)

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