乗っかる・載っかる|のっかるnokkaru[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Which spelling to use
乗っかる乗っかる is the most common written form, and beginners should use it as their default choice.
載っかる載っかる is a rarely used written variant, so learners will seldom need to choose it.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto get on; to climb on
Conjugation
Dictionary form乗っかる(のっかる)
Polite (masu)乗っかります(のっかります)
Negative (nai)乗っからない(のっからない)
polite (masen)乗っかりません(のっかりません)
classical zu / nu乗っからず・乗っからぬ(のっからず・のっからぬ)
Past (ta)乗っかった(のっかった)
polite (mashita)乗っかりました(のっかりました)
Past negative (nakatta)乗っからなかった(のっからなかった)
polite (masen deshita)乗っかりませんでした(のっかりませんでした)
Te form乗っかって(のっかって)
Potential乗っかれる(のっかれる)
Passive乗っかられる(のっかられる)
Causative乗っからせる(のっからせる)
Causative passive乗っからせられる・乗っからされる(のっからせられる・のっからされる)
Conditional (ba)乗っかれば(のっかれば)
tara乗っかったら(のっかったら)
Volitional乗っかろう(のっかろう)
polite (mashou)乗っかりましょう(のっかりましょう)
Imperative乗っかれ(のっかれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive乗っかるのっかる⇄transitive乗っけるのっける
馬うまに乗のっかる
乗っかる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 馬に乗っかる; 乗っける foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 子を乗っける.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym乗るのるNeutralThe most common, neutral verb for riding or boarding, with a very wide range; 「乗っかる」 is the colloquial one, mostly for resting or being loaded on top of something.
  • Antonym降りるおりるNeutralMeans coming down or getting off a vehicle; the opposite of climbing on, so it pairs with 「乗っかる」 as its antonym.

Use 「乗っかる」 colloquially for something resting or being loaded on top, or for climbing or sitting on top; it also figuratively means jumping on a bandwagon. For riding or boarding in general, use 「乗る」; for getting down or off, 「降りる」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ものの上うえに上あがる。またはものに載のる。
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