雑ざつ談だん

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

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

Meanings

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

chat; idle talk; small talk

Casual, light conversation without a serious purpose. Often used for friendly chatting or killing time.

会かい議ぎの前まえに同どう僚りょうと雑ざつ談だんした。
I chatted with a colleague before the meeting.
雑ざつ談だんばかりしていないで仕し事ごとをしよう。
Let's stop just chatting and get to work.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と雑ざつ談だんするto chat with someone
休やすみ時じ間かんに同どう僚りょうと雑ざつ談だんした。
I chatted with a coworker during the break.
雑ざつ談だんに花はなが咲さくfor a chat to become lively and go on
久ひさしぶりに会あった友ゆう人じんとの雑ざつ談だんに花はなが咲さいた。
The chat with my old friend really got going.
雑ざつ談だんで盛もり上あがるto get animated during small talk
会かい議ぎの前まえに雑ざつ談だんで盛もり上あがった。
We had an animated chat before the meeting started.
雑ざつ談だんに興きょうじるto enjoy oneself chatting
カフェで友ゆう人じんたちと雑ざつ談だんに興きょうじた。
We enjoyed chatting with friends at the café.
雑ざつ談だんを交かわすto exchange small talk
エレベーターの中なかで軽かるい雑ざつ談だんを交かわした。
We exchanged some light small talk in the elevator.

Kanji

雑miscellaneous
談discuss, talk

Related words· 10

会かい話わN4
会話 is the neutral, general word for a conversation, while 雑談 specifically means light, purposeless chatting.
世せ間けん話ばなし
世間話 refers to everyday small talk with a neighborly, gossipy feel, while 雑談 is a broader term for any casual chat.
おしゃべりN3
おしゃべり is a casual, often playful word for chatting (and can imply talkativeness), while 雑談 is a more neutral term for idle conversation.
談だん笑しょう
談笑 emphasizes chatting while laughing pleasantly together, whereas 雑談 just means casual talk without any particular mood implied.

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漫まん談だん
雑談 is everyday idle chit-chat between people, while 漫談 often refers to a more polished, sometimes performed, rambling talk or comic monologue.
立たち話ばなしN1
雑談 is idle chit-chat in any posture or setting, while 立ち話 specifically means talking while both people are standing.
私し語ご
雑談 is casual chatting anywhere, while 私語 specifically refers to talking that is inappropriate or forbidden in a formal setting like a classroom.
日にち常じょう会かい話わN3
雑談 means idle chit-chat on no particular topic, while 日常会話 covers the practical, everyday exchanges people need for daily life, not just idle talk.
歓かん談だん
雑談 refers to casual small talk about trivial topics, while 歓談 stresses the warm, congenial feeling of the exchange.
懇こん談だん
雑談 is casual small talk about anything, while 懇談 usually happens in a specific setting (business, politics) with some purpose behind the friendly tone.

Don't confuse with

座ざ談だん
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

雑ざつ談だん枠わく
chat stream; stream of idle talk

Etymology

Compound of 雑 (ざつ, 'miscellaneous') and 談 (だん, 'talk'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys 'miscellaneous talk'.