寝ね転ころぶ

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寝転ぶ · godan verb (-bu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	寝ね転ころぶ	寝ね転ころばない
Polite	寝ね転ころびます	寝ね転ころびません
Past polite	寝ね転ころびました	寝ね転ころびませんでした
Past	寝ね転ころんだ	寝ね転ころばなかった
Te-form	寝ね転ころんで	寝ね転ころばないで
Desire	寝ね転ころびたい	寝ね転ころびたくない
Potential	寝ね転ころべる	寝ね転ころべない
Passive	寝ね転ころばれる	寝ね転ころばれない
Causative	寝ね転ころばせる	寝ね転ころばせない
Causative passive	寝ね転ころばせられるalso 寝ね転ころばされる	寝ね転ころばせられないalso 寝ね転ころばされない
Volitional	寝ね転ころぼう
Polite volitional	寝ね転ころびましょう
Imperative	寝ね転ころべ	寝ね転ころぶな
Conditional	寝ね転ころべば	寝ね転ころばなければ
Tara conditional	寝ね転ころんだら	寝ね転ころばなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-bu), intransitive verb

lie down; throw oneself down

Casual action of lying down or flopping down, often on a floor, bed, or sofa. Implies a relaxed or careless posture. Compare 寝転がる (ねころがる), which is similar but can emphasize rolling over or sprawling.

See also: 寝転がる (ねころがる)

疲つかれたから、ちょっと床ゆかに寝ね転ころぶ。
I'm tired, so I'll lie down on the floor for a bit.
猫ねこがソファの上うえで気き持もちよさそうに寝ね転ころんでいる。
The cat is lying comfortably on the sofa.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に寝ね転ころぶto lie down on/at a place
公こう園えんの芝生しばふに寝ね転ころんだ。
I lay down on the grass in the park.
寝ね転ころんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something while lying down
寝ね転ころんでスマホを見みていた。
I was looking at my phone while lying down.
ごろりと寝ね転ころぶto flop down heavily (onto the floor, bed, etc.)
疲つかれて畳たたみの上うえにごろりと寝ね転ころんだ。
Exhausted, I flopped down onto the tatami mat.

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
転revolve, turn around, change

Related words

寝ね転ころがる
寝転ぶ describes flopping or lying down somewhat abruptly, while 寝転がる often implies rolling over or sprawling out more loosely.
横よこになるN4
横になる is a neutral, slightly more polite way to say 'lie down,' whereas 寝転ぶ suggests a casual, careless flop onto the floor or bed.
横よこたわるN1
寝転ぶ suggests casually flopping or sprawling down to relax, whereas 横たわる is a more formal, descriptive term for lying stretched out.
転ころがるN2
寝転ぶ describes deliberately lying down to rest, while 転がる's 'lie down' sense often results from falling or rolling rather than an intentional act.

Opposites

起おき上あがるN1
起き上がる means 'to get up/rise,' the direct opposite action of 寝転ぶ, which means 'to lie/flop down.'

Built from

寝ねる+転ころぶ

Written forms

寝ね転ころぶUsage50%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general usage.
寝ねころぶUsage42%
Alternate spelling with ころぶ in kana; less common but still seen.
ねころぶUsage8%

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, 'sleep') + 転ぶ (korobu, 'fall down, tumble'). The combination conveys the idea of falling or flopping into a lying position.