降り注ぐ|ふりそそぐfurisosogu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto rain incessantly; to downpour
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 降り注ぐ(ふりそそぐ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 降り注ぎます(ふりそそぎます) |
| Negative (nai) | 降り注がない(ふりそそがない) |
| polite (masen) | 降り注ぎません(ふりそそぎません) |
| classical zu / nu | 降り注がず・降り注がぬ(ふりそそがず・ふりそそがぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 降り注いだ(ふりそそいだ) |
| polite (mashita) | 降り注ぎました(ふりそそぎました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 降り注がなかった(ふりそそがなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 降り注ぎませんでした(ふりそそぎませんでした) |
| Te form | 降り注いで(ふりそそいで) |
| Potential | 降り注げる(ふりそそげる) |
| Passive | 降り注がれる(ふりそそがれる) |
| Causative | 降り注がせる(ふりそそがせる) |
| Causative passive | 降り注がせられる・降り注がされる(ふりそそがせられる・ふりそそがされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 降り注げば(ふりそそげば) |
| tara | 降り注いだら(ふりそそいだら) |
| Volitional | 降り注ごう(ふりそそごう) |
| polite (mashou) | 降り注ぎましょう(ふりそそぎましょう) |
| Imperative | 降り注げ(ふりそそげ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym注ぐそそぐNeutralA broader verb: pour into, water plants, shed tears, even rain falling. 「降り注ぐ」 is reserved for things showering down from above.
- Related注ぐそそぐNeutralA broader verb: pour into, water plants, shed tears, even rain falling. 「降り注ぐ」 is reserved for things showering down from above.
- Related差すさすNeutralLight shining in, as in 「日が差す」. It is about light falling on something, and is not used for rain or snow coming down.
- Related射すさすNeutralSunlight shining; the writing stresses the beam of light. Sounds identical to 「差す」 and, like it, is not used for rain.
Use 「降り注ぐ」 for rain, sunlight or calamity showering down from above, as in 「日差しが降り注ぐ」. For pouring or watering something, use 「注ぐ」; for light shining in, use 「差す」 or 「射す」.
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