Japanese reference
落ちる
おちる
to fall; to drop
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | おちる (ochiru)fall |
| Polite, masu | おちます (ochimasu)fall |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おちない (ochinai)do not fall |
| Polite negative | おちません (ochimasen)do not fall |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おちた (ochita)fell |
| Polite past | おちました (ochimashita)fell |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おちなかった (ochinakatta)did not fall |
| Polite past negative | おちませんでした (ochimasendeshita)did not fall |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おちて (ochite)falling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おちまして (ochimashite)falling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おちている (ochiteiru)be falling |
| Polite te-iru | おちています (ochiteimasu)be falling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おちれば (ochireba)if you fall |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おちますれば (ochimasureba)if you fall (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | おちたら (ochitara)if you fall |
| Polite conditional, tara | おちましたら (ochimashitara)if you fall |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おちられる (ochirareru)can fall |
| Polite potential | おちられます (ochiraremasu)can fall |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おちよう (ochiyou)let's fall! |
| Polite volitional | おちましょう (ochimashou)let's fall! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おちたい (ochitai)want to fall |
| Polite desire, tai | おちたいです (ochitaidesu)want to fall |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おちられる (ochirareru)be affected when someone falls |
| Polite passive | おちられます (ochiraremasu)be affected when someone falls |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おちさせる (ochisaseru)make or let someone fall |
| Polite causative | おちさせます (ochisasemasu)make or let someone fall |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おちさせられる (ochisaserareru)be made to fall |
| Polite causative-passive | おちさせられます (ochisaseraremasu)be made to fall |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おちるな (ochiruna)do not fall! |
| Polite negative request | おちないでください (ochinaidekudasai)please do not fall |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おちます (ochimasu)fall |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おちません (ochimasen)do not fall |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おちました (ochimashita)fell |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おちませんでした (ochimasendeshita)did not fall |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おちてください (ochitekudasai)please fall |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おちないでください (ochinaidekudasai)please do not fall |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おちましょう (ochimashou)let's fall! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おちてもいい (ochitemoii)may fall |
| Polite permission | おちてもいいです (ochitemoiidesu)may fall |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おちてはいけない (ochitehaikenai)must not fall |
| Polite prohibition | おちてはいけません (ochitehaikemasen)must not fall |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おちなさい (ochinasai)fall (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おちてみる (ochitemiru)try to fall |
| Polite try doing | おちてみます (ochitemimasu)try to fall |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おちてしまう (ochiteshimau)fall completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おちてしまいます (ochiteshimaimasu)fall completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おちておく (ochiteoku)fall in advance |
| Polite preparation | おちておきます (ochiteokimasu)fall in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おちたことがある (ochitakotogaaru)have the experience of: fell |
| Polite past experience | おちたことがあります (ochitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: fell |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おちると (ochiruto)whenever you fall |
| Polite automatic result | おちますと (ochimasuto)whenever you fall |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おちるなら (ochirunara)if you mean to fall |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おちるだろう (ochirudarou)probably fall |
| Polite probability | おちるでしょう (ochirudeshou)probably fall |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おちろ (ochiro)fall! |
| Polite request | おちてください (ochitekudasai)please fall |
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