滑る
すべる
to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski- to slip; to skid
- to be slippery
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive, Intransitive
to fail (an examination)- to lose (a position); to be demoted
All 6 meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flatColloquial
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 滑るすべる | 滑りますすべります |
| Negative | 滑らないすべらない | 滑りませんすべりません |
| Past | 滑ったすべった | 滑りましたすべりました |
| Past negative | 滑らなかったすべらなかった | 滑りませんでしたすべりませんでした |
| Te-form | 滑ってすべって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 滑れるすべれる |
| Passive | 滑られるすべられる |
| Causative | 滑らせるすべらせる |
| Volitional | 滑ろうすべろう |
| Imperative | 滑れすべれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 滑ればすべれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 滑ったらすべったら |
Example sentences
スキーは滑る?
Do you ski?
トムは氷で滑った。
Tom slipped on ice.
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I slipped and twisted my ankle.
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How well that girl skis!
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Don't slip on the ice.
More examples (10)
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Be careful. The floor is slippery.
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Alice slid down the long slide.
道路は滑りやすくなっていた。
The road was slippery.
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I slipped and fell down the stairs.
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The children were sliding on the ice.
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The train rolled out of the station.
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I slipped on the ice and hurt my head.
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I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.
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Jim slipped on the icy road and got hurt.
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Roger slipped on the ice and hurt his leg.