点滴する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 点滴する | 点滴しない |
| Polite | 点滴します | 点滴しません |
| Past polite | 点滴しました | 点滴しませんでした |
| Past | 点滴した | 点滴しなかった |
| Te-form | 点滴して | 点滴しないで |
| Desire | 点滴したい | 点滴したくない |
| Potential | 点滴できる | 点滴できない |
| Passive | 点滴される | 点滴されない |
| Causative | 点滴させる | 点滴させない |
| Causative passive | 点滴させられる | 点滴させられない |
| Volitional | 点滴しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 点滴しましょう | |
| Imperative | 点滴しろ | 点滴するな |
| Conditional | 点滴すれば | 点滴しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 点滴したら | 点滴しなかったら |
falling drop of water; raindrop
A literal or literary use for drops of water falling one by one. In ordinary modern speech, 水滴 is more common for a water droplet, and 点滴 is more likely to mean an IV drip.
The tenteki in the phrase 'constant dripping wears away stone' refers to drops of water falling little by little.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
Medical abbreviation of 点滴注射. As a noun it can mean the IV drip itself or receiving one; with する it means to administer something by IV drip, depending on context.
See also: 点滴注射
I was put on an IV for dehydration.
The doctor administered antibiotics by IV drip.
The nurse gave the patient an IV drip.
Since my fever wouldn't go down, I received an IV drip.
After the treatment finished, I had the IV drip removed.
The IV drip is falling slowly, drop by drop.
intravenous drip infusion; IV drip