- 1. [v1, vt] to boil down; to condense
- 2. [v1, vt] to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials — often in a conditional clause
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | せんじつめる | (senjitsumeru) |
| Polite | せんじつめます | (senjitsumemasu) |
| Past, plain | せんじつめた | (senjitsumeta) |
| Past, polite | せんじつめました | (senjitsumemashita) |
| Negative, plain | せんじつめない | (senjitsumenai) |
| Negative, polite | せんじつめません | (senjitsumemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | せんじつめなかった | (senjitsumenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | せんじつめませんでした | (senjitsumemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | せんじつめて | (senjitsumete) |
| Potential | せんじつめられる | (senjitsumerareru) |
| Volitional | せんじつめよう | (senjitsumeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | せんじつめれば | (senjitsumereba) |
| Passive | せんじつめられる | (senjitsumerareru) |
| Causative | せんじつめさせる | (senjitsumesaseru) |
| Imperative | せんじつめろ | (senjitsumero) |