Help with "stay longer", please?

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hanana

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• 3 Apr 2012

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Hi! I'm trying to figure out how to say "...so I could stay longer inside the room." in Nihongo. Could I use an adverb (perhaps ゆっくり?) and attach it to "しつない に とまる (or another verb?) よう に…"? Or is there a different term for "stay longer"?

Also, could someone kindly point out if I misused よう に?

Thank you.

 

Mike Cash

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• 4 Apr 2012

• #2

Use 残るfor your verb. Use 残れる if your phrasing includes "so I could" or "be able to" or such expression of potentiality.

 

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hanana

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• 13 Apr 2012

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Ohh, okay! I get it now. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer.