滞たい在ざい

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滞在する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

stay; sojourn

Refers to a temporary stay, often for travel, business, or study. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to stay'.

彼かれはロンドンに一いっ週しゅう間かん滞たい在ざいした。
He stayed in London for a week.
長ちょう期き滞たい在ざいのビザを申しん請せいする。
Apply for a long-term stay visa.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に滞たい在ざいするto stay in/at a place
彼かの女じょはパリに三みっ日間かん滞たい在ざいした。
She stayed in Paris for three days.
〈人ひと〉の家いえに滞たい在ざいするto stay at someone's house
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうは友ゆう人じんの家いえに滞たい在ざいした。
During the trip, I stayed at a friend's house.
滞たい在ざいを延えん長ちょうするto extend one's stay
仕し事ごとのため滞たい在ざいを一いっ週しゅう間かん延えん長ちょうした。
I extended my stay by a week for work.
〈数かず〉日にち間かん滞たい在ざいするto stay for a certain number of days
京きょう都とに五いつ日間つかん滞たい在ざいする予よ定ていです。
I plan to stay in Kyoto for five days.

Kanji

滞stagnate, be delayed, overdue
在exist, outskirts, suburbs

Related words

宿しゅく泊はくN3
宿泊 specifically means lodging overnight at a hotel or inn, while 滞在 is a broader term for staying in a place for any length of time.
在ざい留りゅうN1
在留 refers to a foreign national's legal residence status, whereas 滞在 is a neutral term for any temporary stay.
逗とう留りゅう
逗留 is a slightly literary or old-fashioned word for staying somewhere, while 滞在 is the common everyday term.
とどまるN2
滞在する is a more formal, travel-oriented word for staying somewhere temporarily, whereas 止まる（とどまる）is broader and covers staying in a state as well as a place.
寝ね泊とまり
滞在 refers more broadly to staying somewhere for a period of time (not necessarily overnight sleeping), while 寝泊まり specifically focuses on where one sleeps at night.

Don't confuse with

滞たい納のうN1
滞在 (to stay somewhere) and 滞納 (to fail to pay/be in arrears) share the kanji 滞 but have completely unrelated meanings.
滞たい在ざい中ちゅう
滞在 means the general act of 'staying' somewhere, while 滞在中 specifically marks the ongoing period 'during the stay'.

Word family· 11

滞たい在ざい中ちゅう
during one's stay; while staying
滞たい在ざい国こく
country of stay; host country
滞たい在ざい地ち
place of residence; place where one is staying
滞たい在ざい客きゃく
guest; visitor (staying overnight)
滞たい在ざい歴れき
stay history; travel history

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滞たい在ざい費ひ
living expenses during a stay
不ふ法ほう滞たい在ざい
illegal residence; illegal stay; visa overstay
家か族ぞく滞たい在ざい
dependent; family stay
滞たい在ざい期き間かん
length of stay; duration of stay
短たん期き滞たい在ざい
short-term stay

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Etymology

Compound of 滞 (たい, 'to stay, to stagnate') and 在 (ざい, 'to exist, to be in a place'). The combination conveys the idea of remaining in a location for a period of time.