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下る

to descend

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Conjugation of 下る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: hand, surrender, hand down an order, have, have diarrhea, issue, sentence
私/俺
Present informal tense
下る
kudaru
I descend
Present informal negative tense
下らない
kudaranai
I don't descend
Present formal tense
下ります
kudarimasu
I descend
Present formal negative tense
下りません
kudarimasen
I do not descend
私/俺
Past informal tense
下った
kudatta
I descended
Past informal negative tense
下らなかった
kudaranakatta
I didn't descend
Past formal tense
下りました
kudarimashita
I descend
Past formal negative tense
下りませんでした
kudarimasen deshita
I did not descend
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
下れ
kudare
descend
Imperative negative mood
下るな
kudaru na
don't descend
Imperative formal mood
下ってください
kudatte kudasai
please descend
Imperative formal negative mood
下らないでください
kudaranai dekudasai
please do not descend
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
下って
kudatte
descend
Passive stem
下られる
kudarareru
descended
Hypothetical tense
下れ
kudare
if I descended
Hypothetical conditional stem
下れば
kudareba
descended
私/俺
Volitional stem
下ろう
kudarō
will descend
Potential stem
下れる
kudareru
descended
Continuative stem
下り
kudari
descending
Causative stem
下らせる
kudaraseru
allow to descend
私/俺
Imperfective stem
下ら
kudara
descend

Examples of 下る

下って　42番街に

Down in the 42nd.

下って？

Down?

下れ！

Stay back!

下れ！ミカエラ..下れ..

Stay back!

下れ！下れ！下れ！

Judy!

さあ　下ろう　行くぞ

Come on, man down, boys.

くだらない

That's bull.

くだらない　FBIにはヘリがあるだろ？

Nonsense. Doesn't the FBI have helicopters?

- 俺に命令？くだらない。 - ... 命令しているんだぞ-

- and a direct order is being made.