Japanese

がる

さがる
Meaning: to go down; to fall; to drop
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 下がる 下がらない
Polite 下がります 下がりません
Past 下がった 下がらなかった
Polite + Past 下がりました 下がりませんでした
Te-form 下がって 下がらなくて
Potential 下がれる 下がれない
Passive 下がられる 下がられない
Causative 下がらせる 下がらせない
Causative + Passive 下がらされる 下がらされない
Imperative 下がれ 下がるな

Handwriting

下
が
る

Example sentences

The temperature dropped suddenly.
熱は下がりました。ですが、まだ咳が出ます。
The fever has gone down. But I still have a cough.
気温がぐっと下がった。
The temperature dropped significantly.
最近、気温が急激に下がった。
Recently, the temperature has dropped rapidly.
市場での競争が激しくなり、商品の価格が下がった。
Competition in the market became intense, and product prices fell.
薬のお陰で、熱が下がりました。
Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down.
円高の影響で輸入品の価格が下がった。
The price of imported goods fell due to the strong yen.
間もなく電車が参ります。白線の内側までお下がりください。
The train will arrive shortly. Please step back behind the white line.

Usage Notes

Used for values, levels, prices, or temperatures decreasing.

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