To Fall Over
To Fall Down
intransitive verb, godan verb
Do you remember the word 転がる? This is kind of similar, instead of rolling, this is more for when something falls and hits the ground. It means to fall over or to fall down. Just imagine someone falling off a chair face first into the dirt and making a ぶ sound.
The reading comes from 転がる. Hopefully you know that one well enough to associate it with this one, meaning you can read them both.
道で転ぶ
to fall down on the street
歩道で転ぶ
to fall down on the sidewalk
山道で転ぶ
to fall down on a mountain trail
小さい男の子が転んでしまいました。
A small boy fell.
雪のせいで道で転んでしまいそうでした。
I almost fell on the street because of the snow.
コウイチ、今日は転んでも泣かなかったね。
Koichi didn't cry when he fell today.