泊まる
とまる
to stay (over night) (v.i.)
Tomaru (泊まる) is a godan verb meaning "to stay (over night) (v.i.)". Its polite form is 泊まります (tomarimasu), its te form is 泊まって (tomatte), its past form is 泊まった (tomatta), and its negative form is 泊まらない (tomaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Tomaru (泊まる) conjugation quick reference
泊まる means "to stay (over night) (v.i.)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tomaru example sentences
友だちの家に泊まります。
I will stay at my friend's house.
先週、ホテルに泊まりました。
I stayed at a hotel last week.
今日は家に泊まりません。
I won’t stay at home today.
How to use Tomaru: grammar notes
•Use に after the place when saying where you’re staying: ホテルに泊まります (I will stay at a hotel).
•Don’t use を with 泊まる—since it’s an action that happens at a place, に is the correct particle.
•To talk about when you're staying, add a time word before the sentence: 来週、友だちの家に泊まります (Next week, I’m staying at a friend’s house).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Tomaru
ホテルに泊まる
to stay at a hotel
友達の家に泊まる
to stay at a friend’s house
一晩泊まる（ひとばんとまる）
to stay for one night
Tomaru (泊まる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 泊まる | tomaru |
| Masu Form | 泊まります | tomarimasu |
| Te Form | 泊まって | tomatte |
| Past Form | 泊まった | tomatta |
| Negative Form | 泊まらない | tomaranai |
| Past Negative | 泊まらなかった | tomaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 泊まります | tomarimasu |
| Polite Past | 泊まりました | tomarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 泊まりません | tomarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 泊まりませんでした | tomarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 泊まれる | tomareru |
| Passive Form | 泊まられる | tomarareru |
| Causative Form | 泊まらせる | tomaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 泊まらされる | tomarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 泊まろう | tomarou |
| Imperative Form | 泊まれ | tomare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 泊まれば | tomareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 泊まったら | tomattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 泊まっている | tomatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 泊まりたい | tomaritai |
| Prohibition | 泊まるな | tomaruna |