I Love Kanji座る (suwaru)
座る (すわる, suwaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to sit (down); to have a seat”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すわる
- Romaji
- suwaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor) · godan verb, intransitive
- to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 座る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 座る | すわる suwaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 座ります | すわります suwarimasu |
| Negative | 座らない | すわらない suwaranai |
| Polite negative | 座りません | すわりません suwarimasen |
| Past | 座った | すわった suwatta |
| Polite past | 座りました | すわりました suwarimashita |
| Negative past | 座らなかった | すわらなかった suwaranakatta |
| Te-form | 座って | すわって suwatte |
| Potential | 座れる | すわれる suwareru |
| Passive | 座られる | すわられる suwarareru |
| Causative | 座らせる | すわらせる suwaraseru |
| Volitional | 座ろう | すわろう suwarou |
| Imperative | 座れ | すわれ suware |
| Conditional (~ba) | 座れば | すわれば suwareba |
Kanji in 座る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 座る.
座席ざせきseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating)座敷ざしきtatami room座布団ざぶとんzabuton星座せいざconstellation座談会ざだんかいsymposium即座にそくざにimmediately座標ざひょうcoordinate
Source: JMdict entry 1291800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.