こける
こける
ichidan verb
to fall down, to tumble
1.
to fall down, to tumble, to trip
To fall down, especially by tripping or losing balance. Very common in casual and children's speech.
こけた！
I fell!
石につまずいてこけた。
I tripped on a stone and fell.
走っていたらこけて膝をすりむいた。
I fell while running and scraped my knee.
KANJI: Can be written as 転ける.
TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive.
REGIONAL NOTE: More common in Western Japan (Kansai region). In Eastern Japan (Kanto), 転ぶ is more common.
CONJUGATION: Despite ending in -eru, this is an ichidan (vowel-stem) verb: こけない, こけます, こけて, etc.
RELATED WORDS:
- 転ぶ (to fall - more standard/Eastern)
- 倒れる (to fall over, collapse - larger scale)