雷が落ちる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 雷が落ちる | 雷が落ちない |
| Polite | 雷が落ちます | 雷が落ちません |
| Past polite | 雷が落ちました | 雷が落ちませんでした |
| Past | 雷が落ちた | 雷が落ちなかった |
| Te-form | 雷が落ちて | 雷が落ちないで |
| Desire | 雷が落ちたい | 雷が落ちたくない |
| Potential | 雷が落ちられるalso 雷が落ちれる | 雷が落ちられないalso 雷が落ちれない |
| Passive | 雷が落ちられる | 雷が落ちられない |
| Causative | 雷が落ちさせる | 雷が落ちさせない |
| Causative passive | 雷が落ちさせられる | 雷が落ちさせられない |
| Volitional | 雷が落ちよう | |
| Polite volitional | 雷が落ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 雷が落ちろ | 雷が落ちるな |
| Conditional | 雷が落ちれば | 雷が落ちなければ |
| Tara conditional | 雷が落ちたら | 雷が落ちなかったら |
be struck by lightning
Literal meaning: lightning strikes (someone or something). Often used with a person as the subject or in passive-like constructions.
Lightning struck a tree in the neighborhood yesterday.
Someone was seriously injured when lightning struck while they were golfing.
get yelled at; be scolded harshly
Idiomatic: receiving a severe scolding from a superior, parent, or authority figure, likened to being struck by lightning. Often used when the scolding is sudden and intense.
My grades were so bad that my father really let me have it.
If you're late, the department head will chew you out.