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座すわる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor)
He said just that and sat down.
2. to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
Alt. forms
座すわる
92%
坐すわる
4%
すわる
3%
座すわる
坐すわる
Kanji used
座
to sit
Pitch accent
す
わる
Top 700
Conjugations...Used in: 5476
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
2 more...
Examples (200 in total)
Sit here.
Do you mind if I sit down?
Don't be shy, sit down.
Sit over there.
I want to sit by the window.
Come and sit over here.
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
I may sit in the back.
I sat next to him.
Sit down. You are not allowed to stand up.
For now, let's sit here.
You can sit down now.
No, sit down.
He was sitting there.
Is it okay if I sit here?
Please sit down for a moment.
"Where should I sit?" "Anywhere is OK."
Who was sitting here?
Come, sit here.
They sat side by side.
They told us to sit here.
He's sitting at the table.
Turn around and sit down.
Can we sit at the table over there?
Sit down and rest for a while.
Sit on my lap.
I think you'd better sit down.
I had the chance to sit down in a train for the first time in a long time.
He was sitting with his arms folded.
I sit down across from my older sister.
I sat next to the driver.
And then he sat down himself.
Let's sit here on the grass.
He was seated all alone.
The old man sat all alone.
"Sit down, Tom." "All right."
Come here and sit down.
I sat among them.
He sat reading a book.
How much longer are you going to be sitting here?
Let's find something to sit on.
He sat in front of me.
I know a place where we can sit down and talk.
Don't sit on the floor.
They sat under a tree.
The cat is sitting on the table.
Just sit there and be quiet.
The cat is sitting on the desk.
A woman was sitting on a stool in a bar.
Everybody wants to sit beside her.
You broke the table you were sitting on.
I'd like to sit near the front.
We were seated at the supper table.
They sit facing each other and smile at one another.
He forced her to sit down.
Some of the men were sitting on the floor.
I sat in the front of the bus.
Don't sit on that bench.
It seems we have to sit separately.
I sat on the sofa as I was urged to.
The teacher and I sat face to face.
Come here, little girl, sit down!
The old man was sitting with his arms folded.
I can't sit on the bench; it's scorching from the sun.
The old man sat on the bench with his eyes closed.
He sat listening to the radio.
I sat beside her.
On his left sat his mother.
Even while sitting on the sofa, I am unable to relax.
Did I say you could sit there?
Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
There's a cat sitting on the chair.
Ken sat next to me.
As soon as I sat down, I fell asleep.
I put a cushion on the floor and sat on it.
Tom is sitting alone in the waiting room.
Tom sat silently for 30 minutes.
The woman was sitting between two men.
He has been sitting there for two hours.
We all just sat there and waited.
You can sit anywhere you like.
Just sitting down makes me not want to move anymore.
The students sat quiet all the time.
A beautiful girl sat next to me.
He sat looking out of the window.
"Sit down, please," he said.
After being told, "Please, sit down," I sit in the chair.
I hold out my hand to her, who remains seated.
We sat in the center of the room.
There's so much luggage that there isn't even room to sit.
This chair is really comfortable to sit on.
He was sitting surrounded by the students.
The old man sat in the chair with his eyes closed.
Who is sitting at the other end of the table?
He sat surrounded by his children.
Let's sit here for a while and look at the view.
Do you have time to sit down and have some coffee?
My grandfather always sits in this chair.
The children were sitting in a line, watching television.
A man with a familiar face was sitting at the counter.
She sat in a chair reading a magazine.
He sat surrounded by his grandchildren.
I noticed that she sat in the front row.
This sofa can seat three people easily.
They were sitting on the sofa in our living room.
She's sitting in the kitchen and drinking tea.
I saw a little girl sitting by the road, crying.
I sat outside and studied Japanese.
An ugly cat sat in my chair!
Grandma and Grandpa sat in front of the house.
The person sitting on the sofa is my grandmother.
This chair is so flimsy it looks like it would break if you sat on it.
Two children are sitting on top of the fence.
The group was seated in the back of the restaurant.
Even though I was sitting in the sun, I still felt chilly.
An old man sat next to me on the bus.
After playing for a while, I sit on the bench.
And then I immediately take the driver's seat myself.
When I sat down, I felt a sudden wave of fatigue.
I'm stuck sitting in front of the computer all day.
The remaining half are still sitting in their seats.
Sitting on both sides of me are two boys.
He was sitting there with a pipe in his mouth.
Place a bucket in front of the chair and sit on the chair.
John sat looking out of the window.
The students sat still all the time.
Sitting next to me was a famous actor.
The president was sitting in the chair with his back to the window.
Mr. Curtis, won't you please sit down again?
The two men sitting on the bench were Americans.
The man sitting over there is a famous singer.
The woman on the bench is Mrs. Brown.
The boy sat there reading a weekly magazine.
Come on, sit down and rest your weary legs.
The boy sat among the girls.
There were already over 20 people sitting there.
Please remain seated for a few minutes.
I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.
We have enough seats for everyone.
How much longer do you plan to sit here?
We sat talking about the remote past.
She sat beside me in church.
The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
The women are seated surrounding it.
He was sitting in the library when I saw him.
Whenever I ride the train, no one sits next to me.
I just got here too, so sit down around there.
And right in the middle, a cat was sitting.
Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.
I found the chair was comfortable when I sat on it.
Sitting so as to surround the desk are three men.
I had my wallet stolen by the man sitting next to me.
The one sitting in the most magnificent chair among them is the king.
I sat watching a baseball game on TV.
She's sitting on the sofa opposite, still looking away.
All you need to do is just sit here.
Two blonde women are sitting near the fountain.
Here's a comfortable chair you can sit in.
All you have to do is sit down here and answer the doctor's questions.
Who is the pretty girl sitting beside Jack?
The woman sitting in the chair does not move even slightly.
Several gentlemen were sitting on the sofa and talking together.
I noticed him sitting with his back against the wall.
They sat around the table playing cards.
My back hurts from sitting for hours in front of the computer.
A crane and a turtle are sitting side by side, facing this way.
It's a bit messy, but just sit down somewhere around there.
Mary would often sit alone on the porch.
He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.
All the chairs for the believers to sit on had been removed.
Who is the woman talking to my brother sitting next to him?
No, 'sitting' is no longer the right word for it.
He sits in this chair when he watches television.
He settled down in his armchair to listen to the music.
She was sitting alone on a counter stool, reading a book.
You'd hate it if some middle-aged guy you didn't know were sitting here, right?
Then he sat down in the chair and pressed his brow with his hand.
She often sits there reading a book.
I sat at the front in order to hear the lecture clearly.
I was offered the same chair as last time and sat down across from her.
I sat behind a very tall person at the theater.
It happened that I sat next to her at a meeting.
The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.
Tom sat under a tree and watched people walk by.
The interior of the vehicle was not particularly crowded, but there were no seats available.
They sat still as if they were charmed by the music.
If I sit next to them, there is a height difference, so I end up looking up at them.
An elderly teacher is sitting in a student's chair, looking at a book.
Please remain seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.
Mother said that as she sat down next to Father, and he slowly shook his head.
I had a few hours free, so I sat under a tree and read a book.
We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.
He was sitting there, delighted with my failure.
I prefer working hard to just sitting idle.
It's just bare wooden boards, so sitting on it makes your bottom hurt.
She sat next to him wishing she were somewhere else.
That day, too, I sat in the frontmost seat of the third car.
The merchant man who had been sitting in the back willingly made room.
We were sitting peacefully at dinner, when all of a sudden the lights went out.
But then, full of guilt, I sat down at my desk one evening.