落る
おちる
to fall, to drop
Ochiru (落る) is an ichidan verb meaning "to fall, to drop". Its polite form is 落ちます (ochichimasu), its te form is 落ちて (ochichite), its past form is 落ちた (ochichita), and its negative form is 落ちない (ochichinai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Ochiru (落る) conjugation quick reference
落る means "to fall, to drop". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Ochiru example sentences
ボールが落ちます。
The ball falls.
カバンが落ちました。
The bag fell.
スマホが落ちません。
The smartphone doesn't fall.
How to use Ochiru: grammar notes
•Use が to mark the thing that falls with 落ちる (the correct dictionary form of 落る is actually 落ちる), like 木の葉が落ちる (the leaf falls).
•Don’t try to use 落ちる to say “I dropped something”—instead, use it when something falls by itself.
•Be careful not to confuse 落ちる (to fall on its own) with 落とす (to drop something)—落ちる is for when the action happens by itself.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Ochiru
試験に落ちる（しけんにおちる）
To fail an exam
落ち葉が落ちる（おちばがおちる）
Leaves fall
ポケットから物が落ちる（ポケットからものがおちる）
Something falls out of a pocket
Ochiru (落る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 落ちる | ochichiru |
| Masu Form | 落ちます | ochichimasu |
| Te Form | 落ちて | ochichite |
| Past Form | 落ちた | ochichita |
| Negative Form | 落ちない | ochichinai |
| Past Negative | 落ちなかった | ochichinakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 落ちます | ochichimasu |
| Polite Past | 落ちました | ochichimashita |
| Polite Negative | 落ちません | ochichimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 落ちませんでした | ochichimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 落ちられる | ochichirareru |
| Passive Form | 落ちられる | ochichirareru |
| Causative Form | 落ちさせる | ochichisaseru |
| Causative Passive | 落ちさせられる | ochichisaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 落ちよう | ochichiyou |
| Imperative Form | 落ちろ | ochichiro |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 落ちれば | ochichireba |
| Conditional (たら) | 落ちたら | ochichitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 落ちている | ochichiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 落ちたい | ochichitai |
| Prohibition | 落ちるな | ochichiruna |