(すわ)()

すわりこむ
godan verb
to sit down (and stay), to stage a sit-in
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(すわ)()(すわ)()まない
Present polite(すわ)()みます(すわ)()みません
Past(すわ)()んだ(すわ)()まなかった
Past polite(すわ)()みました(すわ)()みませんでした
て form(すわ)()んで(すわ)()まなくて
ている present(すわ)()んでいる(すわ)()んでいない
ている polite(すわ)()んでいます(すわ)()んでいません
ている past(すわ)()んでいた(すわ)()んでいなかった
ている past polite(すわ)()んでいました(すわ)()んでいませんでした
Conditional ば(すわ)()めば(すわ)()まなければ
Conditional たら(すわ)()んだら(すわ)()まなかったら
Volitional(すわ)()もう
Volitional polite(すわ)()みましょう
Potential(すわ)()める(すわ)()めない
Passive(すわ)()まれる(すわ)()まれない
Causative(すわ)()ませる(すわ)()ませない
Imperative(すわ)()(すわ)()むな
1. to sit down and stay
To sit down in a place and remain there, often for an extended time.
(つか)れて(すわ)()んだ。
I was tired and plopped down.
(みち)(すわ)()んでいる(ひと)いた。
There was someone sitting on the road.
子供(こども)駄々(だだ)こねて(みせ)(まえ)(すわ)()んでいる。
The child is throwing a tantrum and sitting down stubbornly in front of the store.
(きゅう)めまいがして、その()(すわ)()んでしまった。
I suddenly felt dizzy and sank down right where I was.
After walking for a long time, I was so tired that I sat down on the roadside and could not move for a while.
2. to stage a sit-in, to sit in protest
To occupy a place by sitting as a form of protest.
学生(がくせい)たちが(すわ)()んだ。
The students staged a sit-in.
抗議(こうぎ)ために(すわ)()んでいる。
They are sitting in protest.
市役所(しやくしょ)(まえ)住民(じゅうみん)たちが(すわ)()んだ。
Residents staged a sit-in in front of city hall.
People opposed to the construction have been sitting in on the road since morning.
Demanding cancellation of the plan, citizens continued their sit-in in front of city hall for three days.

(すわ)()む is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to sit down and stay put.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

ASPECT (ている):
(すわ)()んでいる indicates a state of being seated and staying.

COMMON PATTERNS:

RELATED NOUN:

  • (すわ)()み: a sit-in (protest)

NUANCE:
Implies sitting down with the intention of staying, not just temporarily sitting. Can suggest exhaustion, protest, or stubbornness.

[Register: Neutral]