Japanese

まう

すまう
Meaning: to reside; to live; to inhabit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 住まう 住まわない
Polite 住まいます 住まいません
Past 住まった 住まわなかった
Polite + Past 住まいました 住まいませんでした
Te-form 住まって 住まわなくて
Potential 住まえる 住まえない
Passive 住まわれる 住まわれない
Causative 住まわせる 住まわせない
Causative + Passive 住まわされる 住まわされない
Imperative 住まえ 住まうな

Handwriting

住
ま
う

Example

He lives in a quiet village in the mountains.

Usage Notes

A more literary or formal version of '住む'. It implies continuous residence.

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