降る（ふる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to fall (rain/snow)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 降ります | ふります |
| te-form | 降って | ふって |
| ta-form (past) | 降った | ふった |
| nai-form (negative) | 降らない | ふらない |
| potential form | 降れる | ふれる |
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Example sentences
- 朝からずっと雨が降っている。 — It's been raining since this morning.
- 北の地方では冬にたくさん雪が降る。 — In the northern regions, a lot of snow falls in winter.
Idioms & proverbs containing “降る”
- 子供騒げば雨が降る (こどもさわげばあめがふる) — if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
- 猫耳を洗うと雨が降る (ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる) — if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
- 猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る (ねこがかおをあらうとあめがふる) — if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
- 雨の降る日は天気が悪い (あめのふるひはてんきがわるい) — water is wet; on days when it rains, the weather is bad
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