Vocab Info
N4 う-verb
転ぶ
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
Details
Pitch Accent
こ
ろ
ぶ
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Word Type
う-verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
階段で転んで右足を折ってしまった。
I fell on the stairs and broke my right leg.
- N4
私としてはどちらに転んでも大丈夫です。
As for me, I am fine no matter how it turns out.
- N4
監視員「転ぶといけないのでプールサイドで走らないでください!」
Lifeguard: 'Please don't run by the pool in case you fall!'
- N4
どう転んでも私には少しもこのゲームで勝つ見込みが無いようだ…。
Even if you fall down, I don't seem to have the slightest chance of winning this game...
- N3
医者「転んだ時に少しでも頭の打ち所がこれ以上悪かったら助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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