座る
すわる
to sit
Suwaru (座る) is a godan verb meaning "to sit". Its polite form is 座ります (suwarimasu), its te form is 座って (suwatte), its past form is 座った (suwatta), and its negative form is 座らない (suwaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Suwaru (座る) conjugation quick reference
座る means "to sit". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Suwaru example sentences
いすに座ります。
I sit on the chair.
きのう、ここに座りました。
I sat here yesterday.
そこに座りません。
I don’t sit there.
How to use Suwaru: grammar notes
•Use the particle に to show where someone sits — for example, ソファに座る means “sit on the sofa.”
•Don’t use を after the thing you sit on — saying ソファを座る is incorrect.
•To politely ask someone to sit, say どうぞ座ってください (“Please have a seat”).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Suwaru
ここに座ってください
Please sit here
椅子に座る（いすにすわる）
Sit on a chair
正座する（せいざする）
Sit properly in the traditional Japanese style
Suwaru (座る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 座る | suwaru |
| Masu Form | 座ります | suwarimasu |
| Te Form | 座って | suwatte |
| Past Form | 座った | suwatta |
| Negative Form | 座らない | suwaranai |
| Past Negative | 座らなかった | suwaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 座ります | suwarimasu |
| Polite Past | 座りました | suwarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 座りません | suwarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 座りませんでした | suwarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 座れる | suwareru |
| Passive Form | 座られる | suwarareru |
| Causative Form | 座らせる | suwaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 座らされる | suwarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 座ろう | suwarou |
| Imperative Form | 座れ | suware |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 座れば | suwareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 座ったら | suwattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 座っている | suwatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 座りたい | suwaritai |
| Prohibition | 座るな | suwaruna |