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[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisuru
expression, suru verb (special class)

Root Words:

[()·せん() + を + せい()··]
kisen + wo + seisuru

English Meaning(s) for 機先を制する

expression, suru verb (special class)
  1. to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

Meanings for each kanji in 機先を制する

» mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane
» before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
» system; law; rule

Stroke Order Diagrams for 機先を制する

Conjugations for 機先を制する

masu stem
[()·せん()··せい()·]
kisenwoseishi
Negative stem
[()·せん()··せい()·]
kisenwoseisa
te-form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseishite
Negative te-form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisuru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisanai
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseishita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisanakatta
Presumptive Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishiyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseishimasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseishimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·······]
kisenwoseishimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseishimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseishitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseishitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·······]
kisenwoseishitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseishita
te-form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseishitakute
Negative te-form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseishitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishitaku
Provisional Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseishitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·······]
kisenwoseishitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseishitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()········]
kisenwoseishitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseishiro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseishinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisureba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseisanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseishitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisengaseishieru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisengaseishienai
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisengaseishieta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisengaseishienakatta
masu-stem
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisengaseishie
te-form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisengaseishiete
Negative te-form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisengaseishienakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisengaseishiemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisengaseishiemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisengaseishiemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()········]
kisengaseishiemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseisarenakatta
masu stem
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisare
te-form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisarete
Negative te-form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()········]
kisenwoseisaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseisasenakatta
masu stem
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisase
te-form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisasete
Negative te-form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()········]
kisenwoseisasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseisaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()········]
kisenwoseisaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()·せん()··せい()····]
kisenwoseisaserare
te-form
[()·せん()··せい()·····]
kisenwoseisaserarete
Negative te-form
[()·せん()··せい()·······]
kisenwoseisaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()······]
kisenwoseisaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·······]
kisenwoseisaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·せん()··せい()·······]
kisenwoseisaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()··········]
kisenwoseisaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()··]
kisenwoseisanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·せん()··せい()···]
kisenwoseisazaru

Sample Sentences for 機先を制する

He had the jump on me.
We'd probably be best off beating them to the punch before they notice that fact.

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