据わる|すわるsuwaru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto hold still; to hold in place; to hold steady; to stay (in one spot)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to compose (oneself)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed; to become set; to become still
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be applied (of a stamp); to be affixed (of a seal)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 据わる(すわる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 据わります(すわります) |
| Negative (nai) | 据わらない(すわらない) |
| polite (masen) | 据わりません(すわりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 据わらず・据わらぬ(すわらず・すわらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 据わった(すわった) |
| polite (mashita) | 据わりました(すわりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 据わらなかった(すわらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 据わりませんでした(すわりませんでした) |
| Te form | 据わって(すわって) |
| Potential | 据われる(すわれる) |
| Passive | 据わられる(すわられる) |
| Causative | 据わらせる(すわらせる) |
| Causative passive | 据わらせられる・据わらされる(すわらせられる・すわらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 据われば(すわれば) |
| tara | 据わったら(すわったら) |
| Volitional | 据わろう(すわろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 据わりましょう(すわりましょう) |
| Imperative | 据われ(すわれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
目が据わる
目を据える
据わる focuses on the event or resulting state, while 据える foregrounds the agent acting on something. Compare 目が据わる, which centers the eyes’ state, with 目を据える, which centers the person directing them.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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