降る|ふるfuru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
- godan verb, intransitive verbto form (of frost)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
- godan verb, intransitive verbto visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 降る(ふる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 降ります(ふります) |
| Negative (nai) | 降らない(ふらない) |
| polite (masen) | 降りません(ふりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 降らず・降らぬ(ふらず・ふらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 降った(ふった) |
| polite (mashita) | 降りました(ふりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 降らなかった(ふらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 降りませんでした(ふりませんでした) |
| Te form | 降って(ふって) |
| Potential | 降れる(ふれる) |
| Passive | 降られる(ふられる) |
| Causative | 降らせる(ふらせる) |
| Causative passive | 降らせられる・降らされる(ふらせられる・ふらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 降れば(ふれば) |
| tara | 降ったら(ふったら) |
| Volitional | 降ろう(ふろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 降りましょう(ふりましょう) |
| Imperative | 降れ(ふれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
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- Synonym降り注ぐふりそそぐWrittenWritten/formal prose. Falls in large amounts as if poured down; also used for sunlight, as in 「日差しが降り注ぐ」.
- Antonym止むやむNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「降る」: rain or snow that is falling stops, as in 「雨が止む」.
- Antonym晴れるはれるNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「降る」: the rain stops and the sky clears up.
「降る」 is the default for rain or snow falling. Use 「降り注ぐ」 for a heavy, pouring fall (also for sunlight), 「止む」 when the rain stops, and 「晴れる」 when the sky clears.
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