also: ぼたぼた · ぼとぼと · ぽとぽと
ぽたぽたする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ぽたぽたする | ぽたぽたしない |
| Polite | ぽたぽたします | ぽたぽたしません |
| Past polite | ぽたぽたしました | ぽたぽたしませんでした |
| Past | ぽたぽたした | ぽたぽたしなかった |
| Te-form | ぽたぽたして | ぽたぽたしないで |
| Desire | ぽたぽたしたい | ぽたぽたしたくない |
| Potential | ぽたぽたできる | ぽたぽたできない |
| Passive | ぽたぽたされる | ぽたぽたされない |
| Causative | ぽたぽたさせる | ぽたぽたさせない |
| Causative passive | ぽたぽたさせられる | ぽたぽたさせられない |
| Volitional | ぽたぽたしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ぽたぽたしましょう | |
| Imperative | ぽたぽたしろ | ぽたぽたするな |
| Conditional | ぽたぽたすれば | ぽたぽたしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ぽたぽたしたら | ぽたぽたしなかったら |
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
dripping; trickling; drop by drop
Onomatopoeia for liquid falling in small, repeated drops. Often used with と or as a する-verb.
蛇口から水がぽたぽたと落ちている。
Water is dripping from the faucet.
Sweat trickled down from my forehead.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
wet and heavy; soggy
Only with reading ぼたぼた / ボタボタ
Describes snow, clay, or similar substances that are heavy with moisture. Restricted to voiced readings ぼたぼた/ボタボタ.
Wet, heavy snow has piled up, and the roof looks burdened.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Only with reading ぼたぼた / ボタボタ
Archaic use for moving slowly or heavily. Restricted to voiced readings ぼたぼた/ボタボタ. Rare in modern Japanese.
In old texts, ぼたぼた can describe someone walking slowly and heavily.
Sweat dripped from his forehead onto the floor.
The heavy, wet snow kept piling up.
Rare katakana voiced variant for dripping.
Rare katakana variant for light dripping.
Rare voiced variant for dripping; may be encountered but less common.
Katakana voiced variant for senses 2 and 3.