Vocab Info

N4 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

(ころ)to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to fall down, to fall over

    2. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to turn out, to play out

      oft. as どう転んでも, Only applies to ころぶ
    3. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize

      in early Japanese Christianity, Only applies to ころぶ
    4. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to roll, to tumble

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    5. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb

      5.

      (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

      Archaic

    All Forms

    転ぶ 【ころぶ】転ぶ 【まろぶ】

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    Examples

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      階段(かいだん)(ころ)んで右足(みぎあし)()ってしまった。

      I fell on the stairs and broke my right leg.

      • N4

      (わたし)としてはどちらに(ころ)んでも大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です。

      As for me, I am fine no matter how it turns out.

      • N4

      監視(かんし)(いん):「(ころ)といけないのでプールサイドで(はし)らないでください!」

      Lifeguard: 'Please don't run by the pool in case you fall!'

      • N4

      どう(ころ)んでも(わたし)には(すこ)しもこのゲームで()見込(みこ)みが()いようだ…。

      Even if you fall down, I don't seem to have the slightest chance of winning this game...

      • N3

      医者(いしゃ):「(ころ)んだ(とき)(すこ)しでも(あたま)()(どころ)がこれ以上(いじょう)(わる)かったら(たす)かりませんでしたよ。」

      Doctor: 'If your head had been hit any worse when you fell, you wouldn't have survived.'

      • N3
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