Japanese

おちこむ
Meaning: to feel down; to be depressed; to decline
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 落ち込む 落ち込まない
Polite 落ち込みます 落ち込みません
Past 落ち込んだ 落ち込まなかった
Polite + Past 落ち込みました 落ち込みませんでした
Te-form 落ち込んで 落ち込まなくて
Potential 落ち込める 落ち込めない
Passive 落ち込まれる 落ち込まれない
Causative 落ち込ませる 落ち込ませない
Causative + Passive 落ち込まされる 落ち込まされない
Imperative 落ち込め 落ち込むな

Handwriting

落
ち
込
む

Example sentences

The economy worsened, and sales declined.
落ち込んでいる友人を励ました。
I encouraged a friend who was feeling down.
たかが一回の失敗で、そんなに落ち込む必要はないよ。
It's just one failure; you don't need to get so depressed.
彼は片思いの相手にフラれて、ひどく落ち込んでいる。
He was rejected by the person he had an unrequited love for and is feeling very depressed.
落ち込んでいる友達を元気づけるために、映画に誘った。
I invited my depressed friend to a movie to cheer them up.
仕事でミスをして落ち込み、つい深夜にやけ食いをした。
I felt depressed after making a mistake at work and ended up binge eating late at night.
彼は豆腐メンタルだから、少しの批判でもすぐに落ち込んでしまう。
He has a tofu mentality, so he gets depressed easily even with a little criticism.

Usage Notes

Used for both mental state (feeling sad) and statistical declines (economy, grades).

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