Japanese

たちよる
Meaning: to drop by; to stop in; to visit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 立ち寄る 立ち寄らない
Polite 立ち寄ります 立ち寄りません
Past 立ち寄った 立ち寄らなかった
Polite + Past 立ち寄りました 立ち寄りませんでした
Te-form 立ち寄って 立ち寄らなくて
Potential 立ち寄れる 立ち寄れない
Passive 立ち寄られる 立ち寄られない
Causative 立ち寄らせる 立ち寄らせない
Causative + Passive 立ち寄らされる 立ち寄らされない
Imperative 立ち寄れ 立ち寄るな

Handwriting

立
ち
寄
る

Example sentences

I stopped by the supermarket on my way home.
街のとある店に立ち寄った。
I stopped by a certain shop in town.
旅行の帰路、私たちは有名な温泉に立ち寄った。
On the way back from our trip, we stopped at a famous hot spring.

Usage Notes

Used when visiting a place briefly on the way to another destination.

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