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降り積もる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 降り積もる | 降り積もらない |
| Polite | 降り積もります | 降り積もりません |
| Past polite | 降り積もりました | 降り積もりませんでした |
| Past | 降り積もった | 降り積もらなかった |
| Te-form | 降り積もって | 降り積もらないで |
| Desire | 降り積もりたい | 降り積もりたくない |
| Potential | 降り積もれる | 降り積もれない |
| Passive | 降り積もられる | 降り積もられない |
| Causative | 降り積もらせる | 降り積もらせない |
| Causative passive | 降り積もらせられるalso 降り積もらされる | 降り積もらせられないalso 降り積もらされない |
| Volitional | 降り積もろう | |
| Polite volitional | 降り積もりましょう | |
| Imperative | 降り積もれ | 降り積もるな |
| Conditional | 降り積もれば | 降り積もらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 降り積もったら | 降り積もらなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
to fall and pile up; to lie thick
Used for snow, leaves, or other light material that falls and accumulates. Often describes a scene where something has built up over time.
Last night's snow fell and piled up in the garden.
Fallen leaves lie thick on the road.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が〈場所〉に降り積もるfor snow, leaves, etc. to fall and pile up somewhere
Snow piled up on the roof.
- 〈数〉センチ降り積もるto pile up to a certain depth (of snow)
Snow piled up as much as thirty centimeters overnight.
- 一面に〈物〉が降り積もるfor something to fall and blanket an entire area
Fallen leaves had piled up all over the garden.