ころぶ

転ぶ

to fall down; to fall over

N5Common wordGodan verb (bu ending)
Godan verb (bu ending), Intransitive verb
to fall downto fall over
Godan verb (bu ending), Intransitive verb
to turn outto play out
Godan verb (bu ending), Intransitive verb
to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism)to apostatize
Godan verb (bu ending), Intransitive verb
to rollto tumble
Godan verb (bu ending), Intransitive verb
(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

Conjugations

Present辞書形
転ぶ(ころぶ)
Negativeない形
転ばない(ころばない)
Pastた形
転んだ(ころんだ)
Past Negativeなかった形
転ばなかった(ころばなかった)
Te-formて形
転んで(ころんで)

Example Sentences

(かれ)は転んで怪我をした。

He got hurt when he fell down.

彼女は転んでけがをした。

She was injured in a fall.

老婦人は転んでけがをした。

The old woman got hurt when she fell.

彼女は転んでひざを(いためる)めた。

She fell down and hurt her knee.

(かれ)は転んで足首を捻挫した。

He fell, twisting his ankle.