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責める

to blame

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Conjugation of 責める

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: scold, pester, torment, press someone to do something, do
私/俺
Present informal tense
責める
semeru
I blame
Present informal negative tense
責めない
semenai
I don't blame
Present formal tense
責めます
sememasu
I blame
Present formal negative tense
責めません
sememasen
I do not blame
私/俺
Past informal tense
責めた
semeta
I blamed
Past informal negative tense
責めなかった
semenakatta
I didn't blame
Past formal tense
責めました
sememashita
I blame
Past formal negative tense
責めませんでした
sememasen deshita
I did not blame
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
責めよ
semeyo
blame
Imperative negative mood
責めるな
semeru na
don't blame
Imperative formal mood
責めてください
semete kudasai
please blame
Imperative formal negative mood
責めないでください
semenai dekudasai
please do not blame
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
責めて
semete
blame
Passive stem
責められる
semerareru
blamed
Hypothetical tense
責めれ
semere
if I blamed
Hypothetical conditional stem
責めれば
semereba
blamed
私/俺
Volitional stem
責めよう
semeyō
will blame
Potential stem
責められる
semerareru
blamed
Continuative stem
責め
seme
blaming
Causative stem
責めさせる
semesaseru
allow to blame
私/俺
Imperfective stem
責め
seme
blame

Examples of 責める

それが お友達の 彼氏だろうと 誰だろうと 好きになる 気持ちは しょうがないから 別に 責めない｡

Whether that person is your friend's boyfriend, or whomever, you can't help who you fall in love with, so I won't pester you.

お願いだ、責め、責めないでくれ、動物たちを。

Please, don't-don't blame-blame the animals.

（キム）　せめて　顧客リストだけでも　見つかってれば・・・

If only we'd gotten his client data.

- せめて　医者に...

A doctor, at least.

せめて、スタークの少年は 手に入れたでしょうね？

Did we get the Stark boy, at least?

せめて 弁護士が到着 するまでの間だけでも

It's a jane hunch. You keep him around for a reason.

せめて 基本的な事でも？

What do you mean, "the basic"?