垂れる
垂れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 垂れる | 垂れない |
| Polite | 垂れます | 垂れません |
| Past polite | 垂れました | 垂れませんでした |
| Past | 垂れた | 垂れなかった |
| Te-form | 垂れて | 垂れないで |
| Desire | 垂れたい | 垂れたくない |
| Potential | 垂れられるalso 垂れれる | 垂れられないalso 垂れれない |
| Passive | 垂れられる | 垂れられない |
| Causative | 垂れさせる | 垂れさせない |
| Causative passive | 垂れさせられる | 垂れさせられない |
| Volitional | 垂れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 垂れましょう | |
| Imperative | 垂れろ | 垂れるな |
| Conditional | 垂れれば | 垂れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 垂れたら | 垂れなかったら |
Meanings
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive. Describes something hanging down loosely, drooping, or sagging under its own weight.
The curtain hangs down to the floor.
My shoulders are drooping from fatigue.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Transitive. Used when a superior gives something (lesson, scolding, instruction, honor) to someone of lower status. Often has a condescending or formal tone.
The teacher gave the students a stern lecture.
The boss gives instructions to his subordinates.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive. Used for liquids dripping or oozing down, often slowly.
Sweat dripped from my forehead.
Water is dripping from the faucet.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Transitive. Formal or literary. Used for leaving behind a will, legacy, or final words.
He left behind his will and passed away.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Transitive. Derogatory. Used for saying something in a condescending or dismissive manner, often implying the speaker is spouting nonsense or unwanted opinions.
He spouted some nonsense again.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
excrete; let out (bodily waste)
Transitive. Colloquial and somewhat crude. Used for excreting urine, feces, or letting out a fart.
The dog pooped on the road.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が〈場所〉に垂れるfor something to hang or droop down to a place
The willow branches droop down to the water's surface.
- 〈物〉から〈物〉が垂れるfor liquid to drip or ooze from something
Water is dripping from the faucet.
- 〈事〉を垂れるto spout an opinion or remark in a condescending, dismissive way
He's always spouting off pompous opinions.
- 〈物〉を垂れるto let out or pass bodily waste
The dog pooped on the side of the road.