落ち込む · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 落ち込む | 落ち込まない |
| Polite | 落ち込みます | 落ち込みません |
| Past polite | 落ち込みました | 落ち込みませんでした |
| Past | 落ち込んだ | 落ち込まなかった |
| Te-form | 落ち込んで | 落ち込まないで |
| Desire | 落ち込みたい | 落ち込みたくない |
| Potential | 落ち込める | 落ち込めない |
| Passive | 落ち込まれる | 落ち込まれない |
| Causative | 落ち込ませる | 落ち込ませない |
| Causative passive | 落ち込ませられるalso 落ち込まされる | 落ち込ませられないalso 落ち込まされない |
| Volitional | 落ち込もう | |
| Polite volitional | 落ち込みましょう | |
| Imperative | 落ち込め | 落ち込むな |
| Conditional | 落ち込めば | 落ち込まなければ |
| Tara conditional | 落ち込んだら | 落ち込まなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
feel down; be depressed; be in low spirits
Describes a person's emotional state of sadness or discouragement. Common in everyday conversation.
He failed the exam and is completely depressed.
Don't be so down; let's try again.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
be in a slump; be in an unfavourable condition
Used for economic indicators, business performance, or abstract conditions that have worsened. Not for personal emotions.
The economy is in a slump and sales have decreased.
The decline in demand continues.
godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb
Literal physical falling into a depression or hole. Less common than the figurative uses; often replaced by 落ちる in modern speech.
I slipped and fell into the ditch.
I'm feeling down because I failed the exam.
The company's performance slumped due to the recession.
The car's tire fell into a ditch.
Lately my mood has just been down for some reason.
落ち込む is the plain, common word for feeling down, whereas 萎れる is a more image-based, literary expression comparing the person to a wilting plant.
落ち込む means to feel down or discouraged, usually temporarily, whereas colloquial 病む implies a deeper, more mental-health-related state.