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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

    Dictionary Definition

    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】

    Common・Uncommon

    Details

    • 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。

      Stop to tie shoelaces. {to stop, to halt, to stand still}

      • 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. {to stop, to halt, to stand still}

      • 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. {to stop, to halt, to stand still}

      • 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. {to stop, to halt, to stand still}

      • 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. {to stop, to halt, to stand still}

      • N2

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