No. 2,052 in Japanese
住む
To live or reside.
In a sentence
私は東京に住んでいます。
I live in Tokyo.
Here, '住む' (sumu) is used in its polite form '住んでいます' (sunde imasu) to describe the state or action of residing in a location.
将来、海の近くに住みたいです。
In the future, I want to live near the sea.
In this sentence, '住む' is in its volitional form '住みたい' (sumitai), expressing the desire to live or reside somewhere.
その人形は、私の心の中に住んでいるようです。
It seems that doll lives within my heart.
Here, '住む' is used metaphorically in the form '住んでいる' (sunde iru) to signify an abstract or emotional residency.
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