すべる・滑る・辷るsuberu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
- godan verb, intransitive verbto slip; to skid
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be slippery
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto fail (an examination)
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto lose (a position); to be demoted
- godan verb, intransitive verbto bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
- godan verb, intransitive verb, goto slide (move)usu. スベる
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | すべる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | すべります |
| Negative (nai) | すべらない |
| polite (masen) | すべりません |
| classical zu / nu | すべらず・すべらぬ |
| Past (ta) | すべった |
| polite (mashita) | すべりました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | すべらなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | すべりませんでした |
| Te form | すべって |
| Potential | すべれる |
| Passive | すべられる |
| Causative | すべらせる |
| Causative passive | すべらせられる・すべらされる |
| Conditional (ba) | すべれば |
| tara | すべったら |
| Volitional | すべろう |
| polite (mashou) | すべりましょう |
| Imperative | すべれ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym滑走かっそうWrittenWritten/formal word for gliding or sliding, as in 「滑走路」; mostly for aircraft taxiing and takeoff runs, also technical skiing. Everyday speech just uses 「滑る」.
- SynonymスリップCasualColloquial loanword for a vehicle skidding, e.g. 「雪道でスリップする」; also a woman's slip (underwear).
- SynonymスライディングCasualColloquial loanword for sliding into a base in baseball or a sliding tackle in soccer; stresses sliding with the body along the ground.
- Antonym止まるとまるNeutralThe opposite of 「滑る」: to stop moving, as in 「車が止まる」. Neutral in register.
- Antonym引っかかるひっかかるCasualThe opposite of 「滑る」: to get caught or snagged on something, as in 「釘に服が引っかかる」. Colloquial.
For sliding, slipping, skating or skiing, 「滑る」 is the default. Use 「滑走」 for aircraft taxiing (written style), 「スリップ」 for a car skidding, 「スライディング」 for sliding into base, 「止まる」 for stopping, and 「引っかかる」 for getting caught.
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