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座すわる

Kana すわる Romaji suwaru

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · intransitive

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)

02godan verb · intransitive

to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

Examples

数人の学生がベンチに座り、昼食を食べていた。

Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.

Tatoeba #143532

座りなよ。

Take the weight off your feet.

Tatoeba #170843

座りませんか。

Won't you take a chair?

Tatoeba #170842

Other forms

坐る (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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