滑る (suberu)
滑る (すべる, suberu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to slide; to glide”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すべる
- Romaji
- suberu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski · godan verb, intransitive
- to slip; to skid · godan verb, intransitive
- to be slippery · godan verb, intransitive
- to fail (an examination) · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
- to lose (a position); to be demoted · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 滑る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 滑る | すべる suberu |
| Polite (~masu) | 滑ります | すべります suberimasu |
| Negative | 滑らない | すべらない suberanai |
| Polite negative | 滑りません | すべりません suberimasen |
| Past | 滑った | すべった subetta |
| Polite past | 滑りました | すべりました suberimashita |
| Negative past | 滑らなかった | すべらなかった suberanakatta |
| Te-form | 滑って | すべって subette |
| Potential | 滑れる | すべれる subereru |
| Passive | 滑られる | すべられる suberareru |
| Causative | 滑らせる | すべらせる suberaseru |
| Volitional | 滑ろう | すべろう suberou |
| Imperative | 滑れ | すべれ subere |
| Conditional (~ba) | 滑れば | すべれば subereba |
Kanji in 滑る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 滑る.
Source: JMdict entry 1208640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.