降りる（おりる）
JLPT N5 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to get off
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 降ります | おります |
| te-form | 降りて | おりて |
| ta-form (past) | 降りた | おりた |
| nai-form (negative) | 降りない | おりない |
| potential form | 降りられる | おりられる |
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Example sentences
- 次の駅で電車を降りる。 — I get off the train at the next station.
- バスを降りて、少し歩く。 — I get off the bus and walk a little way.
Idioms & proverbs containing “降りる”
- 清水の舞台から飛び降りる (きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる) — to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
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