JAPANESE VERB

すわる

座る

to sit

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI sit
NegativeI don’t sit

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI sat
NegativeI didn’t sit

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can sit
NegativeI can’t sit

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to sit
NegativeI don’t want to sit

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s sit

条件形 · “if” and “when”

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form	Polite	Plain
PassiveI am sat
CausativeI make someone sit

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present and future

でんしゃではいつも すわりません。

I never sit on the train.
Past

まどがわのせきに すわりました。

I sat in a window seat.
Te-form

どうぞ、こちらに すわって ください。

Please, sit here.
Potential

こんでいて、どこにもすわれませんでした。

It was crowded and I couldn't sit anywhere.
Want to

あしがいたいから、 すわりたい です。

My feet hurt, I want to sit down.
Volitional

あそこのベンチに すわろう。

Let's sit on that bench.
Conditional

ここに すわれば、ぶたいがよくみえます。

If you sit here, you can see the stage well.
Commands and requests

うごかないで、いすにちゃんと すわりなさい。

Don't fidget, sit properly on your chair.
Passive and causative

わたしのせきにしらないひとにすわられました。

A stranger sat in my seat.