すわ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
3. to hold steady; to hold still
esp. 据わる, 据る
Pitch accent
わる
Top 11500
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to have nerves of steel
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
Examples (186 in total)
Sit here.
Do you mind if I sit down?
Sit over there.
I want to sit by the window.
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 and sit over here.
I may sit in the back.
I sat next to him.
You can sit down now.
No, sit down.
He was sitting there.
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
Sit down. You are not allowed to stand up.
For now, let's sit here.
They told us to sit here.
They sat side by side.
Can we sit at the table over there?
Sit down and rest for a while.
I think you'd better sit down.
Sit down with me.
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 sat next to the driver.
And then he sat down himself.
Let's sit here on the grass.
The old man sat all alone.
"Sit down, Tom." "All right."
Come here and sit down.
They sat down next to each other.
I know a place where we can sit down and talk.
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.
Don't sit on the floor.
They sat under a tree.
Just sit there and be quiet.
The cat is sitting on the table.
A woman was sitting on a stool in a bar.
The cat is sitting on the desk.
Everybody wants to sit beside her.
You broke the table you were sitting on.
I'd like to sit near the front.
The moment I sat down, I fell asleep.
I motioned for her to sit down.
He forced her to sit down.
Some of the men were sitting on the floor.
Don't sit on that bench.
I sat in the front of the bus.
Come here, little girl, sit down!
The teacher and I sat face to face.
The old man sat on the bench with his eyes closed.
Is there somebody sitting in this seat here?
The old man was sitting with his arms folded.
I sat beside her.
On his left sat his mother.
Did I say you could sit there?
There's a cat sitting on the chair.
Wouldn't you rather sit by the window?
Ken sat next to me.
As soon as I sat down, I fell asleep.
Tom sat on the bench and crossed his legs.
Tom is sitting alone in the waiting room.
Two children are sitting on the wall.
Tom is still sitting at the counter.
Tom was sitting alone in the cafeteria.
My father sat reading the evening paper.
Betty sat in the chair with her legs crossed.
They sat on the bench, looking at the moon.
Stop fidgeting and sit quietly.
Jim sat alone with his arms folded.
We sat around the fire.
He would sit for hours without saying a word.
You can sit anywhere you like.
The woman was sitting between two men.
He has been sitting there for two hours.
We all just sat there and waited.
A beautiful girl sat next to me.
The students sat quiet all the time.
He sat looking out of the window.
"Sit down, please," he said.
She asked him to sit down.
After being told, "Please, sit down," I sit in the chair.
We sat in the center of the room.
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.
Do you have time to sit down and have some coffee?
Let's sit here for a while and look at the view.
My grandfather always sits in this chair.
She sat in a chair reading a magazine.
The children were sitting in a line, watching television.
He sat surrounded by his grandchildren.
I noticed that she sat in the front row.
She's sitting in the kitchen and drinking tea.
This sofa can seat three people easily.
I saw a little girl sitting by the road, crying.
Grandma and Grandpa sat in front of the house.
I sat outside and studied Japanese.
An ugly cat sat in my chair!
The person sitting on the sofa is my grandmother.
She sat gazing out of the window.
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.
John sat looking out of the window.
He was sitting there with a pipe in his mouth.
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.
He sat there surrounded by his children.
Come on, sit down and rest your weary legs.
Tom sat on a bench smoking a cigarette.
He sat down to recover from his agitation.
The old man was sitting there, with crossed legs.
Tom was sitting in the front of the bus.
You are working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.
You may sit wherever you like.
Tom sat down at the counter and ate a tuna fish sandwich.
The boy sat among the girls.
Please remain seated for a few minutes.
I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.
How much longer do you plan to sit here?
We have enough seats for everyone.
We sat talking about the remote past.
She sat beside me in church.
The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
Whenever I ride the train, no one sits next to me.
He was sitting in the library when I saw him.
Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.
I found the chair was comfortable when I sat on it.
I had my wallet stolen by the man sitting next to me.
I sat watching a baseball game on TV.
All you need to do is just sit here.
Who is the pretty girl sitting beside Jack?
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.
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.
Mary would often sit alone on the porch.
She sat in front of her laptop in her pajamas.
I feel quite at ease when I sit in this chair.
Don't just sit there and fume. Tell me what's wrong.
He sits in this chair when he watches television.
He often sits by me and listens to music.
He settled down in his armchair to listen to the music.
I sat at the front in order to hear the lecture clearly.
She often sits there reading a book.
I sat behind a very tall person at the theater.
The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.
It happened that I sat next to her at a meeting.
Little Johnny what are you doing sitting here laughing?
He would sit for hours reading detective stories.
The children sat in the first row. The adults sat in the back.
She refused to play with it, and just sat there looking angry.
We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.
He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano.
He sat reading a magazine, with his wife knitting beside him.
Day after day, the dog sat waiting for his master in front of the station.
I prefer working hard to just sitting idle.
She sat next to him wishing she were somewhere else.
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.
Grandmother looks very comfortable in that chair beside the fire.
His muscles ached from sitting too long in one position.
She sat on a bench, humming an old melody in a low voice.
Beethoven goes to the piano, sits down at it, and begins to play.
There were already over 20 people sitting there.
Tom sat under a tree and watched people walk by.
Beethoven went over to the piano, sat down and began to play.
She sat in the chair all day, thinking of past events.
I had a few hours free, so I sat under a tree and read a book.