also: かつにのぞみていをうがつ
渇に臨みて井を穿つ · godan verb (-tsu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 渇に臨みて井を穿つ | 渇に臨みて井を穿たない |
| Polite | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちます | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちません |
| Past polite | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちました | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちませんでした |
| Past | 渇に臨みて井を穿った | 渇に臨みて井を穿たなかった |
| Te-form | 渇に臨みて井を穿って | 渇に臨みて井を穿たないで |
| Desire | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちたい | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちたくない |
| Potential | 渇に臨みて井を穿てる | 渇に臨みて井を穿てない |
| Passive | 渇に臨みて井を穿たれる | 渇に臨みて井を穿たれない |
| Causative | 渇に臨みて井を穿たせる | 渇に臨みて井を穿たせない |
| Causative passive | 渇に臨みて井を穿たせられるalso 渇に臨みて井を穿たされる | 渇に臨みて井を穿たせられないalso 渇に臨みて井を穿たされない |
| Volitional | 渇に臨みて井を穿とう | |
| Polite volitional | 渇に臨みて井を穿ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 渇に臨みて井を穿て | 渇に臨みて井を穿つな |
| Conditional | 渇に臨みて井を穿てば | 渇に臨みて井を穿たなければ |
| Tara conditional | 渇に臨みて井を穿ったら | 渇に臨みて井を穿たなかったら |
to fail to make timely preparations; to not dig a well until one is thirsty
Proverb criticizing lack of foresight; equivalent to 'don't wait until you're thirsty to dig a well.' Used in formal or literary contexts.
Thinking about countermeasures only after a disaster strikes is like not digging a well until you're thirsty.
He always fails to prepare in time, like someone who doesn't dig a well until he's thirsty.