Japanese

せいにする

せいにする
Meaning: to blame someone/something; to put the blame on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present せいにする せいにしない
Polite せいにします せいにしません
Past せいにした せいにしなかった
Polite + Past せいにしました せいにしませんでした
Te-form せいにして せいにしなくて
Potential せいにできる せいにできない
Passive せいにされる せいにされない
Causative せいにさせる せいにさせない
Imperative せいにしろ せいにするな

Handwriting

せ
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に
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る

Example

He blamed his failure on others.

Usage Notes

Used to shift responsibility or fault to something or someone else.

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