Japanese reference
降りる
おりる
to get off, descend
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 | おりる (oriru)get off |
| Polite, masu | おります (orimasu)get off |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おりない (orinai)do not get off |
| Polite negative | おりません (orimasen)do not get off |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おりた (orita)got off |
| Polite past | おりました (orimashita)got off |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おりなかった (orinakatta)did not get off |
| Polite past negative | おりませんでした (orimasendeshita)did not get off |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おりて (orite)getting off (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おりまして (orimashite)getting off (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おりている (oriteiru)be getting off |
| Polite te-iru | おりています (oriteimasu)be getting off |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おりれば (orireba)if you get off |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おりますれば (orimasureba)if you get off (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 | おりたら (oritara)if you get off |
| Polite conditional, tara | おりましたら (orimashitara)if you get off |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おりられる (orirareru)can get off |
| Polite potential | おりられます (oriraremasu)can get off |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おりよう (oriyou)let's get off! |
| Polite volitional | おりましょう (orimashou)let's get off! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おりたい (oritai)want to get off |
| Polite desire, tai | おりたいです (oritaidesu)want to get off |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おりられる (orirareru)be affected when someone gets off |
| Polite passive | おりられます (oriraremasu)be affected when someone gets off |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おりさせる (orisaseru)make or let someone get off |
| Polite causative | おりさせます (orisasemasu)make or let someone get off |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おりさせられる (orisaserareru)be made to get off |
| Polite causative-passive | おりさせられます (orisaseraremasu)be made to get off |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おりるな (oriruna)do not get off! |
| Polite negative request | おりないでください (orinaidekudasai)please do not get off |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おります (orimasu)get off |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おりません (orimasen)do not get off |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おりました (orimashita)got off |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おりませんでした (orimasendeshita)did not get off |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おりてください (oritekudasai)please get off |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おりないでください (orinaidekudasai)please do not get off |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おりましょう (orimashou)let's get off! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おりてもいい (oritemoii)may get off |
| Polite permission | おりてもいいです (oritemoiidesu)may get off |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おりてはいけない (oritehaikenai)must not get off |
| Polite prohibition | おりてはいけません (oritehaikemasen)must not get off |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おりなさい (orinasai)get off (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おりてみる (oritemiru)try to get off |
| Polite try doing | おりてみます (oritemimasu)try to get off |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おりてしまう (oriteshimau)get off completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おりてしまいます (oriteshimaimasu)get off completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おりておく (oriteoku)get off in advance |
| Polite preparation | おりておきます (oriteokimasu)get off in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おりたことがある (oritakotogaaru)have the experience of: got off |
| Polite past experience | おりたことがあります (oritakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: got off |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おりると (oriruto)whenever you get off |
| Polite automatic result | おりますと (orimasuto)whenever you get off |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おりるなら (orirunara)if you mean to get off |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おりるだろう (orirudarou)probably get off |
| Polite probability | おりるでしょう (orirudeshou)probably get off |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おりろ (oriro)get off! |
| Polite request | おりてください (oritekudasai)please get off |
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