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制す

to get the better of

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Conjugation of 制す

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
制す
seisu
I get the better of
Present informal negative tense
制さない
seisanai
I don't get the better of
Present formal tense
制します
seishimasu
I get the better of
Present formal negative tense
制しません
seishimasen
I do not get the better of
私/俺
Past informal tense
制した
seishita
I got the better of
Past informal negative tense
制さなかった
seisanakatta
I didn't get the better of
Past formal tense
制しました
seishimashita
I get the better of
Past formal negative tense
制しませんでした
seishimasen deshita
I did not get the better of
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
制せ
seise
get the better of
Imperative negative mood
制すな
seisu na
don't get the better of
Imperative formal mood
制してください
seishite kudasai
please get the better of
Imperative formal negative mood
制さないでください
seisanai dekudasai
please do not get the better of
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
制して
seishite
get the better of
Passive stem
制される
seisareru
got the better of
Hypothetical tense
制せ
seise
if I got the better of
Hypothetical conditional stem
制せば
seiseba
got the better of
私/俺
Volitional stem
制そう
seisō
will get the better of
Potential stem
制せる
seiseru
got the better of
Continuative stem
制し
seishi
getting the better of
Causative stem
制させる
seisaseru
allow to get the better of
私/俺
Imperfective stem
制さ
seisa
get the better of