落ちる
おちる
to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way- to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
- to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)
- to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of)
- to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.)
All 26 meanings
- to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner
- to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing
- to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
- to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)
- to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
- to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
- to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill)
- to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick)
- to give in
- to confess; to own up
- to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end)
- to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee
- to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart)
- to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated
- to come in (of money)
- to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.)
- to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious
- to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
- to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offlineSlang
- to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather)
- to die (of an animal)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 落ちるおちる | 落ちますおちます |
| Negative | 落ちないおちない | 落ちませんおちません |
| Past | 落ちたおちた | 落ちましたおちました |
| Past negative | 落ちなかったおちなかった | 落ちませんでしたおちませんでした |
| Te-form | 落ちておちて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 落ちられるおちられる |
| Passive | 落ちられるおちられる |
| Causative | 落ちさせるおちさせる |
| Volitional | 落ちようおちよう |
| Imperative | 落ちろおちろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 落ちればおちれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 落ちたらおちたら |
Example sentences
葉が落ちた。
The leaves fell.
受験に落ちた。
I failed the tests.
トムは落ちた。
Tom fell.
地獄に落ちろ!
Go to hell!
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He fell into the river.
More examples (10)
目から鱗が落ちた。
I can see the light.
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He fell from the tree.
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He fell off the horse.
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I failed the exam.
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The bridge crashed under the pressure.
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The bridge crashed under the pressure.
トムは川に落ちた。
Tom has fallen into the river.
巨人は落ちやすい。
Giants fall easily.
何か落ちましたよ。
You dropped something.
梯子から落ちたよ。
I fell off the ladder.