側臥する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 側臥する | 側臥しない |
| Polite | 側臥します | 側臥しません |
| Past polite | 側臥しました | 側臥しませんでした |
| Past | 側臥した | 側臥しなかった |
| Te-form | 側臥して | 側臥しないで |
| Desire | 側臥したい | 側臥したくない |
| Potential | 側臥できる | 側臥できない |
| Passive | 側臥される | 側臥されない |
| Causative | 側臥させる | 側臥させない |
| Causative passive | 側臥させられる | 側臥させられない |
| Volitional | 側臥しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 側臥しましょう | |
| Imperative | 側臥しろ | 側臥するな |
| Conditional | 側臥すれば | 側臥しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 側臥したら | 側臥しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
lying on one's side; lateral recumbent position
Formal or literary term for lying on one's side, often used in medical or descriptive contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to lie on one's side'.
The patient is resting in a lateral recumbent position.
He was tired and lay down on his side on the floor.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sleeping next to someone
Rare, formal/literary usage for sleeping beside another person. In modern Japanese, 添い寝 (そいね) is far more common for this meaning.
In classical literature, there are sometimes scenes of sleeping next to someone while traveling.