乗る|のるnoru[0]heiban (flat)
ノるnoru
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
- godan verb, intransitive verbto reach; to go over; to pass
- godan verb, intransitive verbto follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto take part; to participate; to join
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be deceived; to be taken in
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be carried; to be spread; to be scatteredusu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る
- godan verb, intransitive verbto stick; to attach; to take; to go onusu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 乗る（のる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 乗ります（のります） |
| Negative (nai) | 乗らない（のらない） |
| polite (masen) | 乗りません（のりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 乗らず・乗らぬ（のらず・のらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 乗った（のった） |
| polite (mashita) | 乗りました（のりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 乗らなかった（のらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 乗りませんでした（のりませんでした） |
| Te form | 乗って（のって） |
| Potential | 乗れる（のれる） |
| Passive | 乗られる（のられる） |
| Causative | 乗らせる（のらせる） |
| Causative passive | 乗らせられる・乗らされる（のらせられる・のらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 乗れば（のれば） |
| tara | 乗ったら（のったら） |
| Volitional | 乗ろう（のろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 乗りましょう（のりましょう） |
| Imperative | 乗れ（のれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
バスに乗る
人を乗せる
乗る describes the action of boarding or riding a vehicle (the subject gets on), while 乗せる describes the action of putting a person or thing onto a vehicle (the subject causes someone or something to board).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym乗り込むのりこむNeutralEmphasizes getting inside a vehicle — a car, ship or the like — and can also mean marching into a place, as in 「敵地に乗り込む」.
- Synonym搭乗とうじょうWrittenWritten/formal term for boarding a plane, ship or car, as in 「搭乗手続き」; heard in airport announcements and other official settings.
- Synonym乗車じょうしゃNeutralGetting on or into a vehicle, whether a train, bus or taxi; it is the formal wording railways and buses use, as in 「乗車券」 and 「ご乗車ください」.
- Synonym乗っかるのっかるCasualColloquial for climbing or sitting on top of something, or going along with something, as in 「話に乗っかる」.
- RelatedまたがるNeutralSitting astride a horse or bicycle, or spanning a range, as in 「県境に跨る」.
- Antonym降りるおりるNeutralThe opposite of 「乗る」: getting off a vehicle, or coming down from a high place.
Default to 「乗る」 for riding or getting on. In formal contexts use 「搭乗」 for boarding planes, ships and cars, and 「乗車」 for getting on trains, buses and other road vehicles; use 「跨る」 for straddling, 「乗り込む」 to stress entering, and 「降りる」 for getting off.
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Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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