下がる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 下がる | 下がらない |
| Polite | 下がります | 下がりません |
| Past polite | 下がりました | 下がりませんでした |
| Past | 下がった | 下がらなかった |
| Te-form | 下がって | 下がらないで |
| Desire | 下がりたい | 下がりたくない |
| Potential | 下がれる | 下がれない |
| Passive | 下がられる | 下がられない |
| Causative | 下がらせる | 下がらせない |
| Causative passive | 下がらせられるalso 下がらされる | 下がらせられないalso 下がらされない |
| Volitional | 下がろう | |
| Polite volitional | 下がりましょう | |
| Imperative | 下がれ | 下がるな |
| Conditional | 下がれば | 下がらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 下がったら | 下がらなかったら |
The temperature suddenly dropped.
Prices went down a little.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Describes something hanging down or dangling from a point, such as a curtain, ornament, or hair.
The curtain hangs down to the floor.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
move back; step back; withdraw; retire
Used for physically stepping backward, retreating, or withdrawing from a position or situation.
Please step back one step.
He retired from the position of chairman.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
deteriorate; fall off; be downgraded
Refers to a decline in quality, performance, or status; often used for grades, skills, or conditions worsening.
My grades have fallen recently.
If quality deteriorates, customers will leave.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
get closer to the present day
Used in historical or chronological contexts to indicate moving forward in time toward the present; often with dates or periods.
As time goes on, language also changes.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
play a sagari; extend downwards
Go (game) term: to extend a stone downward along the side of the board. Usually written in katakana as サガる.
See also: 下がり
Playing a sagari here is the standard sequence.
Vegetable prices have dropped recently.
A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
It's dangerous, so please step back.
My grades dropped because I watched too much TV.
After taking the medicine, my fever went down.
戻す describes a price rebounding after a drop, while 下がる describes the price continuing to fall.
early afternoon
price decline; fall in price
hand-me-down · food offering to the gods · leftovers · trip from Kyoto to the provinces
doorstepping; ambush interview; lying in wait to corner someone · hanging; dangling
withdraw; leave; retire · back down; give up
fall in status; be degraded; come down in the world
hang down; dangle; droop
cling to; hang on to · persist; hound; refuse to back down · sumo technique: grab the mawashi and lower one's hips
drooping pine
downward-slanting eyes · declining trend; downward tendency
powder-puff tree; Barringtonia racemosa
decline in price; fall in price
front part low; front part hanging down
leave allowed a servant; short-term leave for a domestic worker
falling intonation; downward pitch · downward trend; decline
be moved back; be postponed · be borrowed (in subtraction)
slide down; slip down
be complacent; look self-satisfied
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.
Katakana spelling used in the go (game) sense.