What does 乗る mean?
乗る is a Japanese verb meaning “to get on, to ride in, to board” in English. It can also be translated as “to get on (e.g. a footstool), to reach, to follow” depending on context. It is written as 乗る in kanji, のる in hiragana, and noru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
１１時の列車に乗るつもりです。
I'm catching the 11:00 train.
そんなに沢山パンに乗るんか？
You really put that much in the sandwich?
「騙された」と言ってしまえばそれまでですが、「うまい話」に乗った当人であることは間違いありません。
If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".
Conjugation of 乗る
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 乗るのる | 乗らないのらない |
| Plain past | 乗ったのった | 乗らなかったのらなかった |
| Polite | 乗りますのります | 乗りませんのりません |
| Polite past | 乗りましたのりました | 乗りませんでしたのりませんでした |
Other forms
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Transitive partner
乗る (it happens by itself)·乗せる (someone does it)
乗る describes something happening by itself. 乗せる describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.