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Japanese

ちる

じごくにおちる
Meaning: to fall into hell; to be damned
Part of Speech: Verb, Expression

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 地獄に落ちる 地獄に落ちない
Polite 地獄に落ちます 地獄に落ちません
Past 地獄に落ちた 地獄に落ちなかった
Polite + Past 地獄に落ちました 地獄に落ちませんでした
Te-form 地獄に落ちて 地獄に落ちなくて
Potential 地獄に落ちられる 地獄に落ちられない
Passive 地獄に落ちられる 地獄に落ちられない
Causative 地獄に落ちさせる 地獄に落ちさせない
Imperative 地獄に落ちろ 地獄に落ちるな

Example

悪いことをすると、地獄に落ちると昔から言われている。
When people do wrong, they have long been told that they will fall into hell.

Usage Notes

This solemn expression presents hell as the consequence of wrongdoing and is mainly used in religious, moral, or dramatic contexts.

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