降る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 降る | 降らない |
| Polite | 降ります | 降りません |
| Past polite | 降りました | 降りませんでした |
| Past | 降った | 降らなかった |
| Te-form | 降って | 降らないで |
| Desire | 降りたい | 降りたくない |
| Potential | 降れる | 降れない |
| Passive | 降られる | 降られない |
| Causative | 降らせる | 降らせない |
| Causative passive | 降らせられるalso 降らされる | 降らせられないalso 降らされない |
| Volitional | 降ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 降りましょう | |
| Imperative | 降れ | 降るな |
| Conditional | 降れば | 降らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 降ったら | 降らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for rain, snow, ash, hail, and other precipitation. The subject is the thing falling, marked with が.
It will probably rain tomorrow.
Volcanic ash fell on the town.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Specifically for frost forming on surfaces. Often used with 霜 (しも).
Frost formed this morning.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
beam down; pour in
Describes sunlight or moonlight shining down, often with a sense of flooding an area. Common with 日差し or 月明かり.
Sunlight is pouring in through the window.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Metaphorical use for luck, misfortune, opportunity, or fate arriving. Often paired with abstract nouns like 幸運 or 災難.
Good luck suddenly came his way.
An unexpected misfortune befell our family.
It has been snowing since this morning.
Frost sometimes forms on winter mornings.
Moonlight was quietly beaming down.
Good luck suddenly came upon me.
It rained heavily in the middle of the night.
downpour; heavy rain; cloudburst
rainfall; rainy weather; rain · rainy; wet
continue to rain or snow
fall continuously; pour down; come down hard
to fall and pile up; to lie thick
heavy rain; steady rain; downpour
begin to rain; begin to snow
rainy spell
heavy rain; downpour
light rain; drizzle
driving rain; slanting rain
snowfall; snowy weather
drizzle; rain lightly
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
lie scattered; be strewn with; be covered with
rain harder; snow harder
stop raining or snowing