乗(の)る

のる

verb (godan)

to ride, to get on

1. to ride, to get on, to board

To get onto a vehicle or mount something. Used for trains, buses, cars, bicycles, horses, etc.

I get on the train.

に marks what you board

Can you ride a bicycle?

Potential form

タクシーに乗(の)りましょう。

Let's take a taxi.

I'll transfer at the next station.

乗(の)り換(か)える = to transfer

When I was a child, I often rode horses.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xに乗(の)る (ride/get on X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 乗(の)っている = 'is riding' or 'is on (vehicle).'

COMMON PATTERNS:

Uses に particle. Opposite: 降(お)りる (to get off).

Related: 乗(の)り物(もの) (vehicle).

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