下る
くだる
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to descend; to go down; to come down- to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
- to pass (of time)
- to surrender; to capitulate
- to be less than; to be inferior to
All 7 meanings
- to have the runs; to have diarrhea
- to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- to depreciate oneself; to be humbleArchaic
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 下るくだる | 下りますくだります |
| Negative | 下らないくだらない | 下りませんくだりません |
| Past | 下ったくだった | 下りましたくだりました |
| Past negative | 下らなかったくだらなかった | 下りませんでしたくだりませんでした |
| Te-form | 下ってくだって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 下れるくだれる |
| Passive | 下られるくだられる |
| Causative | 下らせるくだらせる |
| Volitional | 下ろうくだろう |
| Imperative | 下れくだれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 下ればくだれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 下ったらくだったら |
Example sentences
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The ship sailed down the channel.
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Let's descend the slope.
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He went down the hill.
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The ship sailed down the river.
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The track descends.
More examples (10)
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The boat drifted down the stream.
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She was found guilty.
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We went down a river by canoe.
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Even today, the temperature is below zero.
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It's just down the street on your left.
トムは、いかだで川を下った。
Tom floated down the river on a raft.
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They drifted down the river.
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He ran down to the lake.
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There is a school down the mountain.
スキーでシャモニーまで下った。
We skied down to Chamonix.