座(すわ)り込(こ)む

すわりこむ
verb (godan)
to sit down (and stay), to stage a sit-in
自動詞 intransitiveactionsociety
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present座(すわ)り込(こ)む座(すわ)り込(こ)まない
Present polite座(すわ)り込(こ)みます座(すわ)り込(こ)みません
Past座(すわ)り込(こ)んだ座(すわ)り込(こ)まなかった
Past polite座(すわ)り込(こ)みました座(すわ)り込(こ)みませんでした
て form座(すわ)り込(こ)んで座(すわ)り込(こ)まなくて
ている present座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいる座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいない
ている polite座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいます座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいません
ている past座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいた座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいなかった
ている past polite座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいました座(すわ)り込(こ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば座(すわ)り込(こ)めば座(すわ)り込(こ)まなければ
Conditional たら座(すわ)り込(こ)んだら座(すわ)り込(こ)まなかったら
Volitional座(すわ)り込(こ)もう—
Volitional polite座(すわ)り込(こ)みましょう—
Potential座(すわ)り込(こ)める座(すわ)り込(こ)めない
Passive座(すわ)り込(こ)まれる座(すわ)り込(こ)まれない
Causative座(すわ)り込(こ)ませる座(すわ)り込(こ)ませない
Imperative座(すわ)り込(こ)め座(すわ)り込(こ)むな
1. to sit down and stay
To sit down in a place and remain there, often for an extended time.
疲(つか)れて座(すわ)り込(こ)んだ。
I was tired and plopped down.
There was someone sitting on the road.
The child is throwing a tantrum and sitting down stubbornly in front of the store.
急(きゅう)にめまいがして、その場(ば)に座(すわ)り込(こ)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)たちが座(すわ)り込(こ)んだ。
The students staged a sit-in.
They are sitting in protest.
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.

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

Etymology

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

Common patterns

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Usage

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