Japanese

ちる

したたりおちる
Meaning: to drip down; to trickle down
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 滴り落ちる 滴り落ちない
Polite 滴り落ちます 滴り落ちません
Past 滴り落ちた 滴り落ちなかった
Polite + Past 滴り落ちました 滴り落ちませんでした
Te-form 滴り落ちて 滴り落ちなくて
Potential 滴り落ちられる 滴り落ちられない
Passive 滴り落ちられる 滴り落ちられない
Causative 滴り落ちさせる 滴り落ちさせない
Imperative 滴り落ちろ 滴り落ちるな

Handwriting

滴
り
落
ち
る

Example sentences

After intense exercise, sweat was dripping from his forehead.
木の葉から雨のしずくが滴り落ちた
Raindrops dripped from the leaves.

Usage Notes

Describes a liquid falling in drops. Often used for water, sweat, blood, or other liquids.

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