居残る|いのこるinokoru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 居残る(いのこる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 居残ります(いのこります) |
| Negative (nai) | 居残らない(いのこらない) |
| polite (masen) | 居残りません(いのこりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 居残らず・居残らぬ(いのこらず・いのこらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 居残った(いのこった) |
| polite (mashita) | 居残りました(いのこりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 居残らなかった(いのこらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 居残りませんでした(いのこりませんでした) |
| Te form | 居残って(いのこって) |
| Potential | 居残れる(いのこれる) |
| Passive | 居残られる(いのこられる) |
| Causative | 居残らせる(いのこらせる) |
| Causative passive | 居残らせられる・居残らされる(いのこらせられる・いのこらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 居残れば(いのこれば) |
| tara | 居残ったら(いのこったら) |
| Volitional | 居残ろう(いのころう) |
| polite (mashou) | 居残りましょう(いのこりましょう) |
| Imperative | 居残れ(いのこれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym居座るいすわるCasualColloquial for staying put and refusing to budge, often occupying a seat or position; unlike 「居残る」, it carries a cheeky, negative nuance.
- Synonym残るのこるNeutralThe everyday word for remaining or being left, covering a much wider range than 「居残る」; use it for general staying or what is left over.
- Synonym居続けるいつづけるNeutralMeans simply staying on in the same place, often implying a long stay; it does not suggest that others have already left, as 「居残る」 does.
- Antonym帰るかえるNeutralThe opposite of 「居残る」: going back or leaving for home instead of staying behind.
- Antonym退出するWrittenA written, formal word for leaving a place; the formal counterpart to staying behind, opposite of 「居残る」.
Use 「居残る」 for staying behind after others leave or working late, as in 「居残り練習」. For staying in general pick 「残る」; for lingering shamelessly, 「居座る」; for a long stay, 「居続ける」. The opposites are 「帰る」 and formal 「退出する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


