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noun

idle chat, small talk

zatsudan

meaning: is an idle chat, small talk

State

Feeling

雑談ざつだん

zatsudanidle chat, small talkN2nounsuru-noun

Example sentences2

休憩きゅうけい時間じかんに同僚どうりょうと雑談ざつだんした。

kyuukei jikan ni douryou to zatsudan shita.

I chatted idly with a colleague during the break. neutral

授業中じゅぎょうちゅうに雑談ざつだんしてたら、先生せんせいに怒おこられた。

jugyouchuu ni zatsudan shitetara, sensei ni okorareta.

I was chatting during class and got told off by the teacher. casual

All forms12

Stems & forms

  • て-form雑談ざつだんで
  • た-form雑談ざつだんだった
  • ない-form雑談ざつだんじゃない
  • ない-stem雑談ざつだんじゃ

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