下る
さがる
to descend, to drop, to fall
Sagaru (下る) is a godan verb meaning "to descend, to drop, to fall". Its polite form is 下ります (sagarimasu), its te form is 下って (sagatte), its past form is 下った (sagatta), and its negative form is 下らない (sagaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Sagaru (下る) conjugation quick reference
下る means "to descend, to drop, to fall". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Sagaru example sentences
熱が下がりました。
My fever went down.
値段が下がらない。
The price doesn't go down.
気温が下がっています。
The temperature is falling.
How to use Sagaru: grammar notes
•下る is often used with the particle を when talking about physically going down something, like 山を下る (to descend a mountain).
•Use に with 下る when something falls to a place or reaches a lower level, like 決定が彼に下った (the decision was handed down to him).
•Don’t confuse 下る with 下りる (also means “to go down”)—下る is more about movement over distance (like a river or road), while 下りる is used for getting off things like a train or stairs.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Sagaru
熱が下がる（ねつがさがる）
The fever goes down
値段が下がる（ねだんがさがる）
The price drops
気温が下がる（きおんがさがる）
The temperature falls
Sagaru (下る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 下る | sagaru |
| Masu Form | 下ります | sagarimasu |
| Te Form | 下って | sagatte |
| Past Form | 下った | sagatta |
| Negative Form | 下らない | sagaranai |
| Past Negative | 下らなかった | sagaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 下ります | sagarimasu |
| Polite Past | 下りました | sagarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 下りません | sagarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 下りませんでした | sagarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 下れる | sagareru |
| Passive Form | 下られる | sagarareru |
| Causative Form | 下らせる | sagaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 下らされる | sagarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 下ろう | sagarou |
| Imperative Form | 下れ | sagare |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 下れば | sagareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 下ったら | sagattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 下っている | sagatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 下りたい | sagaritai |
| Prohibition | 下るな | sagaruna |