JLPT N2 · Verb

転がす (korogasu)

転がす (ころがす, korogasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to roll; to wheel”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ころがす
Romaji
korogasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to roll; to wheel; to trundle; to drive (a car) · godan verb, transitive
  2. to turn over; to tip over; to throw down · godan verb, transitive
  3. to leave · godan verb, transitive
  4. to buy and sell (quickly for a profit) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

子供たちが大きな雪の玉を転がしていた。
The children were rolling a big snowball.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 転がす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary転がすころがす korogasu
Polite (~masu)転がしますころがします korogashimasu
Negative転がさないころがさない korogasanai
Polite negative転がしませんころがしません korogashimasen
Past転がしたころがした korogashita
Polite past転がしましたころがしました korogashimashita
Negative past転がさなかったころがさなかった korogasanakatta
Te-form転がしてころがして korogashite
Potential転がせるころがせる korogaseru
Passive転がされるころがされる korogasareru
Causative転がさせるころがさせる korogasaseru
Volitional転がそうころがそう korogasou
Imperative転がせころがせ korogase
Conditional (~ba)転がせばころがせば korogaseba

Kanji in 転がす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 転がす.

Source: JMdict entry 1440980 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.