落(お)ちる

おちる
verb (ichidan)
to fall, to drop; to fail (an exam); to come off
自動詞 intransitivemovement
See also: 落(お)とす (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present落(お)ちる落(お)ちない
Present polite落(お)ちます落(お)ちません
Past落(お)ちた落(お)ちなかった
Past polite落(お)ちました落(お)ちませんでした
て form落(お)ちて落(お)ちなくて
ている present落(お)ちている落(お)ちていない
ている polite落(お)ちています落(お)ちていません
ている past落(お)ちていた落(お)ちていなかった
ている past polite落(お)ちていました落(お)ちていませんでした
Conditional ば落(お)ちれば落(お)ちなければ
Conditional たら落(お)ちたら落(お)ちなかったら
Volitional落(お)ちよう—
Volitional polite落(お)ちましょう—
Potential落(お)ちられる落(お)ちられない
Passive落(お)ちられる落(お)ちられない
Causative落(お)ちさせる落(お)ちさせない
Imperative落(お)ちろ落(お)ちるな
1. to fall, to drop
For something to move downward due to gravity. The intransitive form—the object falls by itself.
葉(は)っぱが木(き)から落(お)ちた。
The leaves fell from the tree.
から marks the origin point of falling
I want to get home before the sun sets, so let's go now.
日(ひ)が落(お)ちる = the sun sets
I fell down the stairs and hurt my leg, so I decided to stay home from school today.
Your wallet has fallen (is on the ground).
雨(あめ)が落(お)ちてきた。
Rain started to fall.
2. to fail (an exam)
To not pass an examination or test.
会社(かいしゃ)に落(お)ちてしまった。
I didn't get the job.
に marks what you failed to get into; 落(お)ちる = fail (selection/application)
試験(しけん)に落(お)ちたらどうしよう。
What should I do if I fail the exam?
大学(だいがく)に落(お)ちてしまった。
I failed to get into the university.
I don't know why I failed the interview.
I failed the driver's license test three times.
3. to come off, to be removed
For stains, dirt, or attachments to come off or be removed from a surface.
The dirt wouldn't come off even after washing, so I was stuck.
汚(よご)れが落(お)ちる = dirt comes off
このシミはなかなか落(お)ちない。
This stain won't come off easily.
化粧(けしょう)が落(お)ちてしまった。
My makeup came off.
Oil stains come off easily with hot water.
This shirt loses its color when you wash it.

Transitivity: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: 落(お)とす (transitive, to drop something). Pattern: Xが落(お)ちる (X falls).

ASPECT (ている): ている indicates resulting state. 落(お)ちている = 'has fallen' (is lying on the ground) or 'is off' (for stains).

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