Japanese

まる

たちどまる
Meaning: to stop; to come to a halt; to pause
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 立ち止まる 立ち止まらない
Polite 立ち止まります 立ち止まりません
Past 立ち止まった 立ち止まらなかった
Polite + Past 立ち止まりました 立ち止まりませんでした
Te-form 立ち止まって 立ち止まらなくて
Potential 立ち止まれる 立ち止まれない
Passive 立ち止まられる 立ち止まられない
Causative 立ち止まらせる 立ち止まらせない
Causative + Passive 立ち止まらされる 立ち止まらされない
Imperative 立ち止まれ 立ち止まるな

Handwriting

立
ち
止
ま
る

Example sentences

Captivated by the beautiful scenery, she stopped without thinking.
時々立ち止まって、これまでの人生を振り返ってみる。
Sometimes I stop and look back on my life so far.
彼は数歩歩いて立ち止まった。
He walked a few steps and stopped.
廊下で立ち止まって、二人の会話を盗み聞きした。
I stopped in the hallway and eavesdropped on their conversation.

Usage Notes

Used when a person who is walking or moving stops their movement.

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