Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI fail | ||
| NegativeI don’t fail |
JAPANESE VERB
おちる
落ちる
to fail, to fall
- #116 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI failed | ||
| NegativeI didn’t fail |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formfailing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am failing | ||
| Please (て ください)please fail |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can fail | ||
| NegativeI can’t fail |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to fail | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to fail |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s fail |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I fail
- If, when (たら) if I fail
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) fail (do it)
- Plain command fail!
- Please don’t please don’t fail
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am failed | ||
| CausativeI make someone fail |
How to use おちる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
あき に は、 き の は が おちる。
In autumn the leaves fall.
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Past
ざんねん ながら、 しけん に おちました。
Unfortunately, I failed the exam.
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Te-form
さいふ が おちて いる よ。
There's a wallet lying there.
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Potential
こんど の しけん は ぜったい に おちられません。
I absolutely can't fail this next exam.
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Want to
もう にど と おちたくない。
I never want to fail again.
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Volitional
き の は が いま にも おちよう と して います。
The leaf is just about to fall.
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Conditional
しけん に おちたら、 また うける よ。
If I fail the exam, I'll take it again.
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Commands and requests
かいだん から おちないで ください。
Please don't fall down the stairs.
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Passive and causative
おとうと に また しけん に おちられました。
My little brother went and failed the exam again.
Good to know
- おちる is a thing dropping or a person failing: しけん に おちる. Dropping something yourself is おとす.
Where you hear おちる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- はじめて の ひと は よく うみ に おちます。 First-timers often fall in the sea.
- ボード から おちました。 I fell off the board.
- つぎ は おちません！ I won't fail next time!
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- この コップ、 おちそう。 This glass looks like it's going to fall.
- かさ が かわ に おちた。 The umbrella fell in the river.
- そこ に おく と、 おちる よ。 If you put it there, it'll fall.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).