下りる
おりる
to get down, to go; come down
Oriru (下りる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to get down, to go". Its polite form is 下ります (orimasu), its te form is 下りて (orite), its past form is 下りた (orita), and its negative form is 下りない (orinai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Oriru (下りる) conjugation quick reference
下りる means "to get down, to go". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Oriru example sentences
バスを下ります。
I get off the bus.
エレベーターから下りました。
I got off the elevator.
駅で下りません。
I don’t get off at the station.
How to use Oriru: grammar notes
•下りる often uses the particle を when you're getting off something, like a train: 電車を下りる (get off the train).
•Don’t confuse 下りる (to get down/off) with 降る (ふる), which is used for things like rain or snow falling.
•You usually use に to show where you're getting down to: 山に下りる (come down to the mountain).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Oriru
電車を下りる（でんしゃをおりる）
to get off the train
階段を下りる（かいだんをおりる）
to go down the stairs
山を下りる（やまをおりる）
to descend a mountain
Oriru (下りる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 下りる | oriru |
| Masu Form | 下ります | orimasu |
| Te Form | 下りて | orite |
| Past Form | 下りた | orita |
| Negative Form | 下りない | orinai |
| Past Negative | 下りなかった | orinakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 下ります | orimasu |
| Polite Past | 下りました | orimashita |
| Polite Negative | 下りません | orimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 下りませんでした | orimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 下りられる | orirareru |
| Passive Form | 下りられる | orirareru |
| Causative Form | 下りさせる | orisaseru |
| Causative Passive | 下りさせられる | orisaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 下りよう | oriyou |
| Imperative Form | 下りろ | oriro |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 下りれば | orireba |
| Conditional (たら) | 下りたら | oritara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 下りている | oriteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 下りたい | oritai |
| Prohibition | 下りるな | oriruna |