こける

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
転ける
倒ける

Pronunciation

Verb

こける or コケる • (kokeru) ←こける (kokeru)?ichidan (stem こけ (koke), past こけた (koketa))

  1. to fall over
  2. (of a performance) to flop
Conjugation
Conjugation of "こける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") こけ koke
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") こけ koke
Shūshikei ("terminal") こける kokeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") こける kokeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") こけれ kokere
Meireikei ("imperative") こけよ¹
こけろ² 		kokeyo¹
kokero²
Key constructions
Passive こけられる kokerareru
Causative こけさせる
こけさす 		kokesaseru
kokesasu
Potential こけられる
こけれる³ 		kokerareru
kokereru³
Volitional こけよう kokeyō
Negative こけない
こけぬ
こけん 		kokenai
kokenu
koken
Negative continuative こけず kokezu
Formal こけます kokemasu
Perfective こけた koketa
Conjunctive こけて kokete
Hypothetical conditional こければ kokereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
痩ける

Pronunciation

Verb

こける • (kokeru) ←こける (kokeru)?ichidan (stem こけ (koke), past こけた (koketa))

  1. weary, haggard
    頰(ほお)が痩(こ)けてしまった。
    Hō ga kokete shimatta.
    My cheeks have become lean.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "こける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") こけ koke
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") こけ koke
Shūshikei ("terminal") こける kokeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") こける kokeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") こけれ kokere
Meireikei ("imperative") こけよ¹
こけろ² 		kokeyo¹
kokero²
Key constructions
Passive こけられる kokerareru
Causative こけさせる
こけさす 		kokesaseru
kokesasu
Potential こけられる
こけれる³ 		kokerareru
kokereru³
Volitional こけよう kokeyō
Negative こけない
こけぬ
こけん 		kokenai
kokenu
koken
Negative continuative こけず kokezu
Formal こけます kokemasu
Perfective こけた koketa
Conjunctive こけて kokete
Hypothetical conditional こければ kokereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Suffix

こける • (-kokeru) ichidan (stem こけ (-koke), past こけた (-koketa))

  1. (attached to the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb) to continue doing something unstoppably
    笑(わら)いこける
    waraikokeru
    to laugh uncontrollably
Conjugation
Conjugation of "こける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") こけ koke
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") こけ koke
Shūshikei ("terminal") こける kokeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") こける kokeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") こけれ kokere
Meireikei ("imperative") こけよ¹
こけろ² 		kokeyo¹
kokero²
Key constructions
Passive こけられる kokerareru
Causative こけさせる
こけさす 		kokesaseru
kokesasu
Potential こけられる
こけれる³ 		kokerareru
kokereru³
Volitional こけよう kokeyō
Negative こけない
こけぬ
こけん 		kokenai
kokenu
koken
Negative continuative こけず kokezu
Formal こけます kokemasu
Perfective こけた koketa
Conjunctive こけて kokete
Hypothetical conditional こければ kokereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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