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寝転ぶ (ねころぶ, nekorobu) Japanese meaning: lie down | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Conjugation 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
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ちょっと
床ゆか
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寝ね
転ころ
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I'm tired, so I'll lie down on the floor for a bit.
The cat is lying comfortably on the sofa.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 寝ね 転ころ ぶ to lie down on/at a place
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
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.)
Exhausted, I flopped down onto the tatami mat.
Kanji 転 revolve, turn around, change Related words 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.
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.
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.
Written forms 寝ね 転ころ ぶ Usage 50%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general usage.
寝ね ころぶ Usage 42%
Alternate spelling with ころぶ in kana; less common but still seen.
ねころぶ Usage 8%
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.
