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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

立(た)ち止(ど)まるto stop, to halt, to stand still

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to stop (in one's tracks), to come to a stop, to halt, to pause, to stand still

    All Forms

    立ち止まる 【たちどまる】、立ち止まる 【たちとまる】

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    • Pitch Accent

      • た

      • ち

      • ど

      • ま

      • る

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    Examples

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      靴(くつ)紐(ひも)を結(むす)ぶために立(た)ち止(ど)まる。

      To stop to tie your shoelaces.

      • N2

      道(みち)で携帯(けいたい)を触(さわ)る時(とき)は立(た)ち止(ど)まるべきだ。

      You should stop when you use your mobile phone on the street.

      • N2

      誰(だれ)かに呼(よ)びかけられたので、立(た)ち止(ど)まりました。

      Someone called out to me, so I stopped.

      • N2

      道路(どうろ)を渡(わた)るか渡(わた)らないかのうちに黄色(きいろ)信号(しんごう)になったので、立(た)ち止(ど)まった。

      The light turned yellow just as I was deciding whether to cross the road or not, so I stopped.

      • N2

      仕事(しごと)に遅(おく)れそうなので、猫(ねこ)がいたからといって立(た)ち止(ど)まることはできません。

      I might be late for work, so I cannot afford to stop just because there is a cat.

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