乗る
のる
to get on, to ride in, to board
Noru (乗る) is a godan verb meaning "to get on, to ride in, to board". Its polite form is 乗ります (norimasu), its te form is 乗って (notte), its past form is 乗った (notta), and its negative form is 乗らない (noranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Noru (乗る) conjugation quick reference
乗る means "to get on, to ride in, to board". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Noru example sentences
バスに乗ります。
I will get on the bus.
電車に乗りません。
I don’t ride the train.
きのう、タクシーに乗りました。
I rode a taxi yesterday.
How to use Noru: grammar notes
•Use the particle に (ni) after the thing you're getting on—like バスに乗る (to get on the bus); don't use を here, even though it feels like the bus is the object.
•乗る is mainly for vehicles you physically get into or onto, like cars, buses, trains, or bikes—not for walking or flying (use different verbs for those).
•Don’t say "車を乗る"—the correct form is "車に乗る" (to ride in a car); using を here is a common mistake!
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Noru
電車に乗る
to get on a train
バスに乗る
to ride the bus
波に乗る
to ride a wave / to go with the flow (can also mean to gain momentum)
Noru (乗る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 乗る | noru |
| Masu Form | 乗ります | norimasu |
| Te Form | 乗って | notte |
| Past Form | 乗った | notta |
| Negative Form | 乗らない | noranai |
| Past Negative | 乗らなかった | noranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 乗ります | norimasu |
| Polite Past | 乗りました | norimashita |
| Polite Negative | 乗りません | norimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 乗りませんでした | norimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 乗れる | noreru |
| Passive Form | 乗られる | norareru |
| Causative Form | 乗らせる | noraseru |
| Causative Passive | 乗らされる | norasareru |
| Volitional Form | 乗ろう | norou |
| Imperative Form | 乗れ | nore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 乗れば | noreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 乗ったら | nottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 乗っている | notteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 乗りたい | noritai |
| Prohibition | 乗るな | noruna |