Follow 落ちる through everyday situations and practise its polite forms.
The idea
落ちる is an intransitive ichidan verb: the thing that falls is marked by が, the starting point by から and the landing place by に. It also describes decreases and failing an exam (試験に落ちる). Remove る to form 落ちます and 落ちて.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 落ちる | 落ちます | 落ちません | 落ちました | 落ちて |
Examples
- 木から葉が落ちました。A leaf fell from the tree.
- 本が棚から床に落ちました。The book fell from the shelf onto the floor.
- 雨の後、気温が落ちました。After the rain, the temperature dropped.
- 彼は試験に落ちました。He failed the exam.
- 子どもが階段から落ちそうです。The child looks as if they might fall down the stairs.
- 机の下に鍵が落ちています。A key is lying under the desk.
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Watch out
落とす is transitive: someone drops something, marked by を. 落ちる describes the thing falling without naming an agent. 落ちている can describe the resulting state of something lying where it fell.
Try it yourself
＿。（落ちる→ます）
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落ちます
落ちます is the polite non-past: remove る and add ます.
＿。（落ちる→て）
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落ちて
落ちて is the て form: remove る and add て.
葉が木から＿。（落ちました／落としました）
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落ちました
落ちました fits because the leaf is the falling subject; 落としました would require an agent dropping something.
Practice round
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＿。（落ちる→ます）
＿。（落ちる→て）
葉が木から＿。（落ちました／落としました）
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe something falling from a shelf, then change your sentence to the polite past.