下がる

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
下る

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「下がる
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
下がる
Imperative (命令形) 下がれ
Key constructions
Passive 下がられる がられ
Causative 下がらせる がらせ
Potential 下がれる がれ
Volitional 下がろう がろ
Negative 下がらない がらない
Negative perfective 下がらなかった がらなかった
Formal 下がります がりま
Perfective 下がった った
Conjunctive 下がって って
Hypothetical conditional 下がれば れば

Verb

()がる (sagaruintransitive godan (stem ()がり (sagari), past ()がった (sagatta))

Japanese verb pair
active ()げる
mediopassive ()がる
  1. to hang (down)
  2. to fall, descend
  3. to stand back; to withdraw

Conjugation