転がす|ころがすkorogasu[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto roll; to wheel; to trundle; to drive (a car)
- godan verb, transitive verbto turn over; to tip over; to throw down
- godan verb, transitive verbto leave
- godan verb, transitive verbto buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 転がす(ころがす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 転がします(ころがします) |
| Negative (nai) | 転がさない(ころがさない) |
| polite (masen) | 転がしません(ころがしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 転がさず・転がさぬ(ころがさず・ころがさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 転がした(ころがした) |
| polite (mashita) | 転がしました(ころがしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 転がさなかった(ころがさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 転がしませんでした(ころがしませんでした) |
| Te form | 転がして(ころがして) |
| Potential | 転がせる(ころがせる) |
| Passive | 転がされる(ころがされる) |
| Causative | 転がさせる(ころがさせる) |
| Causative passive | 転がさせられる(ころがさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 転がせば(ころがせば) |
| tara | 転がしたら(ころがしたら) |
| Volitional | 転がそう(ころがそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 転がしましょう(ころがしましょう) |
| Imperative | 転がせ(ころがせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym転かすこかすCasualKansai dialect, mainly for knocking or pushing someone or something over, but it can also mean making something roll; in standard Japanese use 「転がす」 for rolling.
- Synonym転ばすころばすNeutralFor making a person fall or trip; 「転がす」 is about making round things roll.
- Related倒すたおすCasualColloquial — the same word as 「転かす」, also written 「倒す」: mainly to push or knock someone over, sometimes to roll something; everyday rolling is 「転がす」.
- Related押し倒すおしたおすNeutralTo push someone or something over and pin it down; 「転がす」 is about making things roll.
- Related覆すくつがえすWrittenWritten or formal: to overthrow a government, overturn an accepted theory or a court ruling; 「転がす」 is making things roll.
- Related打ちのめすうちのめすNeutralTo beat someone until they cannot get up, or figuratively to deal a crushing emotional blow; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Relatedひっくり返すひっくりかえすNeutralTo flip something over or knock it over, and figuratively to overturn a decision; 「転がす」 centers on making things roll.
- Related叩き伏せるたたきふせるNeutralTo strike someone forcefully to the ground, or to utterly defeat them; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Related殴り倒すなぐりたおすNeutralTo knock someone down with one's fists; 「転がす」 is mainly for rolling things, though it can also mean flooring someone.
- Related打ち倒すうちたおすWrittenWritten or formal prose for striking an opponent down or defeating them; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Relatedぶっ倒すぶったおすCasualColloquial with a rough edge: to knock someone down or topple them; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Related叩きのめすたたきのめすNeutralTo beat someone until they can no longer stand; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Related張り倒すはりたおすNeutralTo slap someone down with an open hand; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Related突き倒すつきたおすNeutralTo shove or push someone over hard; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Related引き倒すひきたおすNeutralTo pull something over by tugging at it; 「転がす」 is making something roll.
- Antonym留めるとどめるNeutralTo bring something moving to a stop — the opposite of 「転がす」, which sets things in motion.
Use 「転がす」 to roll balls, barrels and the like, and colloquially for driving a car or reselling goods. For making a person fall, pick 「転ばす」; for turning something over, 「ひっくり返す」; for overturning an established conclusion, 「覆す」; for knocking someone down, 「殴り倒す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


