転ぶ
ころぶ
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out
JLPT N3 Common word Genki L18
Meanings
Godan verb (-bu), Intransitive
to fall down; to fall over- to turn out; to play out
- to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
- to roll; to tumble
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secretArchaic
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 転ぶころぶ | 転びますころびます |
| Negative | 転ばないころばない | 転びませんころびません |
| Past | 転んだころんだ | 転びましたころびました |
| Past negative | 転ばなかったころばなかった | 転びませんでしたころびませんでした |
| Te-form | 転んでころんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 転べるころべる |
| Passive | 転ばれるころばれる |
| Causative | 転ばせるころばせる |
| Volitional | 転ぼうころぼう |
| Imperative | 転べころべ |
| Conditional (ば) | 転べばころべば |
| Conditional (たら) | 転んだらころんだら |
Example sentences
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Babies often fall down.
転ばないようにね。
Be careful not to fall.
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I fell down on the ice.
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He got hurt when he fell down.
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She was injured in a fall.
More examples (10)
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I fell down and hurt my wrist.
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I broke my wrist when I fell on it.
トムは転んで肘をついた。
Tom fell and hit his elbow.
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Don't slip on the ice.
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The old woman got hurt when she fell.
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She fell down and hurt her knee.
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He fell, twisting his ankle.
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All's grist that comes to his mill.
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I tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
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The clown fell down on purpose.