転がります（ころがります、korogarimasu）
- to roll

The Japanese verb 転がります転がります means "to roll" or "to tumble." It describes the movement of an object that turns over and over on a surface, often due to its shape, gravity, or an external force. This word can also imply something is moving or shifting without a specific direction or with a casual movement. It's often used for things that are round or can be easily pushed or influenced to move in this way. Think of balls, stones, or even a person stumbling and falling.

⚫︎ボールが坂を転がります。 Translation: The ball rolls down the hill. ⚫︎リンゴがテーブルから転がります。 Translation: The apple rolls off the table. ⚫︎子供が床で転がります Translation: The child rolls on the floor.

⚫︎You would use 転がります転がります when describing something rolling or tumbling. ⚫︎It's a common verb and can be used in various contexts, from describing a physical action to a more figurative sense. ⚫︎It is often used when a movement is relatively uncontrolled or effortless, such as when something rolls down a hill due to gravity.

⚫︎This word is typically written in hiragana as ころがります. ⚫︎The kanji is 転, and when written with kanji it's 転がります転がります. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is always がります.

⚫︎転がる: This is the dictionary form of the verb, meaning "to roll." ⚫︎転動する: This is a more formal way of saying "to roll" and often implies a mechanical or controlled rolling motion. ⚫︎転げ落ちる: This means "to roll down and fall off" and implies a downward movement.

There aren't many direct antonyms, as 転がります describes a specific type of motion. However, words that describe the opposite of moving could be considered: ⚫︎止まる: to stop ⚫︎固定する: to fix, to secure

風が吹いて、落ち葉が地面を転がります ・Translation: The wind blows, and the fallen leaves roll along the ground. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the movement of leaves being blown and rolling on the ground.

彼は泥だらけになって、芝生の上で転がります ・Translation: He became covered in mud, and rolled on the lawn. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a person rolling on the lawn.

The verb 転がります転がります combines the kanji 転 (ten), which means "to turn" or "to revolve," with the verb stem がる which implies continuous action or movement.