座る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 座る | 座らない |
| Polite | 座ります | 座りません |
| Past polite | 座りました | 座りませんでした |
| Past | 座った | 座らなかった |
| Te-form | 座って | 座らないで |
| Desire | 座りたい | 座りたくない |
| Potential | 座れる | 座れない |
| Passive | 座られる | 座られない |
| Causative | 座らせる | 座らせない |
| Causative passive | 座らせられるalso 座らされる | 座らせられないalso 座らされない |
| Volitional | 座ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 座りましょう | |
| Imperative | 座れ | 座るな |
| Conditional | 座れば | 座らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 座ったら | 座らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
sit; sit down; be seated; kneel or sit on the floor
Intransitive verb for taking or being in a seated posture, whether on a chair, the floor, or in a kneeling-style sitting position such as 正座.
どうぞここに座ってください。
Please sit here.
子どもたちは床に座って話を聞いた。
The children sat on the floor and listened.
彼女は畳の上に正座して座った。
She sat kneeling formally on the tatami.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
take a position; assume a post; occupy a seat or role
Figurative use for occupying a social, organizational, or official position, often in phrases such as 社長の座に座る or トップの座に座る.
彼は三十代で社長の座に座った。
He assumed the position of company president in his thirties.
その選手はついに世界一の座に座った。
That athlete finally took the world number-one position.
He was sitting on the sofa reading a book.
He took up the position of new company president.
I sat next to a stranger on the train.
The cat came and sat on my lap.
sitting down; sitting up · sit!
remaining in place; staying on; overstaying
sit down heavily; plop down; plant oneself down · sit down and refuse to move; stage a sit-in
way of sitting; how one sits
bath with ledges for sitting
sitting with legs to one side
sitting with knees drawn up and arms wrapped around them
sitting with knees drawn up and arms around them
sitting with knees drawn up and arms wrapped around them
calluses from sitting seiza
seating comfort; how comfortable something is to sit on
to reseat oneself; to correct one's sitting posture
seated wrestling; wrestling from a sitting position