Japanese

こる

おこる
Meaning: to occur; to happen; to take place
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 起こる 起こらない
Polite 起こります 起こりません
Past 起こった 起こらなかった
Polite + Past 起こりました 起こりませんでした
Te-form 起こって 起こらなくて
Potential 起これる 起これない
Passive 起こられる 起こられない
Causative 起こらせる 起こらせない
Causative + Passive 起こらされる 起こらされない
Imperative 起これ 起こるな

Example sentences

夜中に大きな地震が起こった。
A large earthquake occurred in the middle of the night.
何か良いことが起こる予感がした。
I had a feeling that something good was about to happen.
そんなことが起こるはずがない。
It is impossible for such a thing to happen.
人生には、時に思いがけないことが起こるものだ。
In life, unexpected things sometimes happen.
こうした問題は頻繁に起こる。
Problems like this occur frequently.

Usage Notes

Used for events, incidents, or natural phenomena starting or happening.

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