滑る
すべる
to slide, to slip
Suberu (滑る) is a godan verb meaning "to slide, to slip". Its polite form is 滑ります (suberimasu), its te form is 滑って (subette), its past form is 滑った (subetta), and its negative form is 滑らない (suberanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Suberu (滑る) conjugation quick reference
滑る means "to slide, to slip". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Suberu example sentences
雪の日は道が滑ります。
The roads are slippery on snowy days.
昨日、階段で滑りました。
I slipped on the stairs yesterday.
気をつけないと滑らないよ。
If you're not careful, you'll slip.
How to use Suberu: grammar notes
•Use 滑る with the particle で to show where the slipping or sliding happens, like 雪の上で滑る (to slip on the snow).
•Be careful not to use を with 滑る—it's an intransitive verb, so it doesn’t take a direct object.
•When someone accidentally slips, use the past tense 滑った, as in 彼は階段で滑った (He slipped on the stairs).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Suberu
滑り台で滑る（すべりだいですべる）
to slide down a slide
道で滑る（みちですべる）
to slip on the road
ジョークで滑る（じょーくですべる）
to bomb a joke / to fail at making a joke
Suberu (滑る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 滑る | suberu |
| Masu Form | 滑ります | suberimasu |
| Te Form | 滑って | subette |
| Past Form | 滑った | subetta |
| Negative Form | 滑らない | suberanai |
| Past Negative | 滑らなかった | suberanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 滑ります | suberimasu |
| Polite Past | 滑りました | suberimashita |
| Polite Negative | 滑りません | suberimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 滑りませんでした | suberimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 滑れる | subereru |
| Passive Form | 滑られる | suberareru |
| Causative Form | 滑らせる | suberaseru |
| Causative Passive | 滑らされる | suberasareru |
| Volitional Form | 滑ろう | suberou |
| Imperative Form | 滑れ | subere |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 滑れば | subereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 滑ったら | subettara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 滑っている | subetteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 滑りたい | suberitai |
| Prohibition | 滑るな | suberuna |