Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (ぶ), 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

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    1. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to fall down, to fall over

    2. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to turn out, to play out

      oft. as どう転んでも, Only applies to ころぶ
    3. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      3.

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

      in early Japanese Christianity, Only applies to ころぶ
    4. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to roll, to tumble

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    5. う-verb (ぶ), 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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