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► 動詞
座る  [すわる]    meaning:  sit  rank: 1
☆ 社長の座に三十座り続けた ⇨ He held the position of CEO for 30 years
☆ 毎日一日中座ったままだ ⇨ I sit all day every day
☆ 座っさい ⇨ Please take a seat  (☛ Can be rude against your seniors and superiors. 御座り下さい is more respectful and common (see 座り))


More examples:
  • 座るでも寝転がるでも、とにかくにして ⇨ You can sit or lie down, or whatever that makes you comfortable
  • そうで御座る ⇨ Yes that is so
  • らいで彼女に座ることになった ⇨ He tactfully arranged so that I sat next to her
  • 彼女に座るなんて野暮なことするなよ ⇨ Don’t be tactless and sit between him and her