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となりにおじいさんがすわっていました。
There was an old man sitting beside her.
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
やまでら
山寺
での
ふしぎ
不思議
な
であ
出会
い  A Strange Encounter at Yamadera by Natalie Rees
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Grammar and points of interest
family members family members
 
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
となりにおじいさんがすわっていました。
Conjugations and inflections
  すわっていました is the polite past form of the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb すわる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
と な り 0
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
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お じ い さ ん 2
Most common form: 御爺さん
noun
1. grandfather  (see also: 祖父さん; usu. お祖父さん; often written with kana only)
2. male senior-citizen  (usu. お爺さん; often written with kana only)
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す わ る 0
Most common form: 座る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
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