座ざ談だん

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座談する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	座ざ談だんする	座ざ談だんしない
Polite	座ざ談だんします	座ざ談だんしません
Past polite	座ざ談だんしました	座ざ談だんしませんでした
Past	座ざ談だんした	座ざ談だんしなかった
Te-form	座ざ談だんして	座ざ談だんしないで
Desire	座ざ談だんしたい	座ざ談だんしたくない
Potential	座ざ談だんできる	座ざ談だんできない
Passive	座ざ談だんされる	座ざ談だんされない
Causative	座ざ談だんさせる	座ざ談だんさせない
Causative passive	座ざ談だんさせられる	座ざ談だんさせられない
Volitional	座ざ談だんしよう
Polite volitional	座ざ談だんしましょう
Imperative	座ざ談だんしろ	座ざ談だんするな
Conditional	座ざ談だんすれば	座ざ談だんしなければ
Tara conditional	座ざ談だんしたら	座ざ談だんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

conversation; discussion; talk

Refers to a sit-down conversation or discussion, often in a relaxed or informal setting. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to have a discussion'.

友ゆう人じんと将しょう来らいについて座ざ談だんした。
I had a discussion with a friend about the future.
座ざ談だん会かいで専せん門もん家かたちが意い見けんを交かわした。
The experts exchanged opinions at the round-table discussion.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と座ざ談だんするto have a discussion with someone
専せん門もん家かと座ざ談だんする機き会かいがあった。
I had the chance to sit down and discuss things with an expert.
座ざ談だんに加くわわるto join in a discussion
彼かれも座ざ談だんに加くわわって意い見けんを述のべた。
He also joined the discussion and shared his opinion.

Kanji

座squat, seat, cushion
談discuss, talk

Related words

会かい話わN4
会話 is a general, everyday word for conversation, while 座談 implies a more deliberate, sit-down discussion, often on a set topic.
対たい談だんN1
対談 is a formal dialogue or interview between two people, whereas 座談 usually describes a relaxed group discussion.
談だん話わN1
談話 refers to a spoken remark or statement (often quoted in news), while 座談 is a live, sit-down group discussion.
議ぎ論ろんN3
議論 emphasizes debate or argument over a point, while 座談 has a more relaxed, exploratory feel without needing disagreement.
懇こん談だん
座談 refers to a group discussion or roundtable talk, while 懇談 emphasizes the warm, informal atmosphere of the conversation itself.

Don't confuse with

雑ざつ談だんN1
座談 and 雑談 sound alike and both involve talking, but 雑談 means idle small talk while 座談 is a purposeful sit-down discussion.

Word family

座ざ談だん会かいN1
symposium; round-table discussion; panel discussion

Etymology

Compound of 座 (seat, sitting) and 談 (talk, discussion), literally 'sitting and talking'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.