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落ちる
ochiru
Description
「落ちる」は、物が上から下へ動くときに使います。
"落ちる" is used when something moves from top to bottom.
試験に落ちる、色が落ちる、レベルが落ちるなど、いろいろな場面で使える便利な言葉です。
It is a useful word that can be used in various situations, such as failing an exam, colors fading, or levels dropping.
Meanings
落ちるochiru
to fall, to drop down
コップが机から落ちました。
The glass fell off the desk.
落ちるochiru
to fail an exam or selection
試験に落ちて、とても悲しいです。
I failed the exam and am very sad.
落ちるochiru
to come off, to be removed (dirt, color)
この汚れがなかなか落ちません。
This stain won't come off easily.
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Notes
- Nuance
落ちる is intransitive (something falls); its transitive pair is 落とす (to drop something).
- Grammar
fails with に (試験に落ちる); the thing failed takes に, not を.
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