滑る (Suberu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to slide, to glide, to skate, to ski”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
- godan verb, intransitive verbto slip; to skid
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be slippery
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto fail (an examination)
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto lose (a position); to be demoted
- godan verb, intransitive verbto bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
Examples
彼は氷の上ですべった。
He slipped on the ice.
滑って足首を捻挫した。
I slipped and twisted my ankle.
あの子、上手に滑るねぇ！
How well that girl skis!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).