Falls and bumps
Core words, Stage 2chunk 5 of 80Verbs: the body
Describe small mishaps: getting soaked, collapsing, tripping, banging into things.
- nureruget wet
- taorerucollapse; fall over, topple
- korobutrip, fall over
- butsukerubump, bang (something) into; hit
Mix-ups korobu is tripping over; taoreru is collapsing or toppling.
nureru
polite nuremasu
get wet
Making something wet is nurasu.
ame de bishobisho ni nureta.
I got soaked in the rain.
雨でびしょびしょに濡れた。
ame de bishobisho ni nuremashita.
I got soaked in the rain.
雨でびしょびしょに濡れました。
Written 濡れる · ぬれる · 濡れますRank #6660 in 3,030 TV dramas
taoreru
polite taoremasu
collapse; fall over, topple
For people collapsing, often from illness, and things toppling over.
Tripping while walking is korobu; taoreru is more serious.
otousan ga taoreta tte!
Dad's collapsed!
お父さんが倒れたって！
chichi ga taoreta n desu.
My father has collapsed.
父が倒れたんです。
Written 倒れる · たおれる · 倒れますRank #986 in 3,030 TV dramas
korobu
polite korobimasu
trip, fall over
Collapsing or toppling over is taoreru.
kinou, kaidan de koronjatta.
I tripped on the stairs yesterday.
昨日、階段で転んじゃった。
kinou, kaidan de koronde shimaimashita.
I fell on the stairs yesterday.
昨日、階段で転んでしまいました。
Written 転ぶ · ころぶ · 転びますRank #2333 in 3,030 TV dramas
butsukeru
polite butsukemasu
bump, bang (something) into; hit
You bump a thing into something: atama o butsukeru (bang your head).
butsukaru = to bump into (by itself): hito ni butsukaru.
itai! tana ni atama butsuketa.
Ow! I banged my head on the shelf.
痛い！棚に頭ぶつけた。
tana ni atama o butsukete shimaimashita.
I banged my head on the shelf.
棚に頭をぶつけてしまいました。
Written ぶつける · ぶつけますRank #2440 in 3,030 TV dramas