下がる（さがる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to fall / go down
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 下がります | さがります |
| te-form | 下がって | さがって |
| ta-form (past) | 下がった | さがった |
| nai-form (negative) | 下がらない | さがらない |
| potential form | 下がれる | さがれる |
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Example sentences
- 夜になって気温が下がった。 — The temperature dropped once night fell.
- 薬を飲んで、やっと熱が下がった。 — I took some medicine, and my fever finally went down.
Idioms & proverbs containing “下がる”
- 実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな (みのるほどあたまのさがるいなほかな) — the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
- 一歩下がる (いっぽさがる) — to take a step backward
- 頭が下がる (あたまがさがる) — to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
Antonyms
- 上がる (あがる) — to rise / go up
Related words
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