同居どうきょ vs. 同棲どうせい: Both of Them Mean “To live together”

2021年1月26日

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同居どうきょ vs. 同棲どうせい: Both of Them Mean “To live together”

What is the difference between “同居どうきょ(doukyo) and 同棲どうせい(dousei)”? Which is used for living together with a partner? Which is used as a meaning of “I agree”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

[wp-svg-icons icon=”checkmark-circle” wrap=”i”] 同居どうきょ(doukyo) / 同棲どうせい(dousei)

[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] live together / 生活在一起, 同居 / 같이 살고 있어요, 동거하고 있어요 / sống cùng, sống thử trước hôn nhân

“同居どうきょ(doukyo) / 同棲どうせい(dousei)” mean “live together” and which has been used as the meaning of “to share a home”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしは___と同居どうきょ/同棲どうせいする。(I live together with ___)”, etc. The tips for using them are that although they are the same meaning, they are different from each other. “同居どうきょ” means “to live together with people except for a partner” and “同棲どうせい” means “to live together with a PARTNER(BOYFRIEND or GIRLFRIEND)”. That’s what the difference between them. For instance, “私わたしは友達ともだちと同居どうきょする。(I live together with my friends.)”, “私わたしは親おやと同居どうきょする。(I live together with my parents.)”, etc. Whereas “私わたしは彼女かのじょと同棲どうせいする。(I live together with my girlfriend.)” or “私わたしは彼氏かれしと同棲どうせいする。(I live together with my boyfriend.)”. Thus, “同棲どうせい” can be used only with “彼女かのじょ” or “彼氏かれし” which means they don’t still get married. Everybody could use “同居どうきょ/同棲どうせい” as casual, polite and formal such as “親おやと同居どうきょしてるよ。(I live together with my parents.)” as casual and “親おやと同居どうきょしてます。(I live together with my parents.)” as polite and formal. And “彼女かのじょ/彼氏かれしと同棲どうせいしてるよ。(I live together with my girlfriend/boyfriend.)” as casual and “彼女かのじょ/彼氏かれしと同棲どうせいしてます。(I live together with my girlfriend/boyfriend.)” as polite and formal. The easier way to say these is “___と一緒いっしょに住すんでます。” which also everybody could use as casual, polite and formal.

Example

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彼女かのじょと同棲どうせいしてるよ。 (I live together with my girlfriend.) (我和女朋友同居。) (여자친구랑 동거하고 있어.) (Tôi đang sống chung với bạn gái.)
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誰だれと住すんでるの？ (Who do you live with?) (你和谁住在一起？) (누구랑 살고 있어?) (Bạn đang sống với ai vậy?)
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友達ともだちと同居どうきょしてます。 (I live together with my friends.) (我和朋友住在一起。) (친구와 같이 살고 있습니다.) (Tôi đang sống cùng với bạn.)
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親おやと一緒いっしょに住すんでるよ。 (I live together with my parents.) (我和父母住在一起。) (부모님이랑 같이 살고 있어.) (Tôi đang sống cùng với bố mẹ.)
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友達ともだちと一緒いっしょに住すんでます。 (I live together with my friends.) (我和朋友住在一起。) (친구와 같이 살고 있습니다.) (Tôi đang sống cùng với bạn.)
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