垂らす|たらすtarasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto dribble; to spill
- godan verb, transitive verbto suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 垂らす（たらす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 垂らします（たらします） |
| Negative (nai) | 垂らさない（たらさない） |
| polite (masen) | 垂らしません（たらしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 垂らさず・垂らさぬ（たらさず・たらさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 垂らした（たらした） |
| polite (mashita) | 垂らしました（たらしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 垂らさなかった（たらさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 垂らしませんでした（たらしませんでした） |
| Te form | 垂らして（たらして） |
| Potential | 垂らせる（たらせる） |
| Passive | 垂らされる（たらされる） |
| Causative | 垂らさせる（たらさせる） |
| Causative passive | 垂らさせられる（たらさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 垂らせば（たらせば） |
| tara | 垂らしたら（たらしたら） |
| Volitional | 垂らそう（たらそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 垂らしましょう（たらしましょう） |
| Imperative | 垂らせ（たらせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
水滴が垂れる
水滴を垂らす
垂れる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 水滴が垂れる; 垂らす foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 水滴を垂らす.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym滴らすしたたらすNeutralFocuses on liquid falling drop by drop; 「垂らす」 also covers letting ropes or hair hang down.
- Related落とすおとすNeutralThe broadest of these verbs: make something fall or lose it; not limited to liquids or hanging like 「垂らす」.
- Related滴下てきかWrittenWritten/formal word for dripping, common in lab and medical contexts, as in 「試薬を滴下する」.
- Related点じるてんじるWrittenA literary verb meaning to drip or to make tea; written and elegantly old-fashioned.
- Related点ずるてんずるWrittenA literary verb with the same sense as 「点じる」, but even more archaic.
- AntonymあげるNeutralTo raise or lift something up — the opposite of letting it hang down with 「垂らす」.
- Antonym持ち上げるもちあげるNeutralTo lift something up in your hands — the opposite of letting it dangle down with 「垂らす」.
Use 「垂らす」 for letting liquid drip or letting ropes, lines or hair hang down, as in 「よだれを垂らす」「釣り糸を垂らす」. For falling drop by drop say 「滴らす」; in lab or medical writing use 「滴下」. 「上げる」 is the opposite.
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Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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