涓滴岩を穿つ · godan verb (-tsu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 涓滴岩を穿つ | 涓滴岩を穿たない |
| Polite | 涓滴岩を穿ちます | 涓滴岩を穿ちません |
| Past polite | 涓滴岩を穿ちました | 涓滴岩を穿ちませんでした |
| Past | 涓滴岩を穿った | 涓滴岩を穿たなかった |
| Te-form | 涓滴岩を穿って | 涓滴岩を穿たないで |
| Desire | 涓滴岩を穿ちたい | 涓滴岩を穿ちたくない |
| Potential | 涓滴岩を穿てる | 涓滴岩を穿てない |
| Passive | 涓滴岩を穿たれる | 涓滴岩を穿たれない |
| Causative | 涓滴岩を穿たせる | 涓滴岩を穿たせない |
| Causative passive | 涓滴岩を穿たせられるalso 涓滴岩を穿たされる | 涓滴岩を穿たせられないalso 涓滴岩を穿たされない |
| Volitional | 涓滴岩を穿とう | |
| Polite volitional | 涓滴岩を穿ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 涓滴岩を穿て | 涓滴岩を穿つな |
| Conditional | 涓滴岩を穿てば | 涓滴岩を穿たなければ |
| Tara conditional | 涓滴岩を穿ったら | 涓滴岩を穿たなかったら |
slow but steady wins the race; constant dripping wears away a stone
Proverb emphasizing that persistent, small efforts eventually lead to great results. The literal image is of water droplets gradually boring through rock.
If you keep studying a little every day, like the saying 'constant dripping wears away a stone,' you will surely reach your goal someday.
His success reminds me of the proverb 'slow but steady wins the race.'