Japanese

ふりつづく
Meaning: to continue to rain or snow
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 降り続く 降り続かない
Polite 降り続きます 降り続きません
Past 降り続いた 降り続かなかった
Polite + Past 降り続きました 降り続きませんでした
Te-form 降り続いて 降り続かなくて
Potential 降り続ける 降り続けない
Passive 降り続かれる 降り続かれない
Causative 降り続かせる 降り続かせない
Causative + Passive 降り続かされる 降り続かされない
Imperative 降り続け 降り続くな

Handwriting

降
り
続
く

Example sentences

It has been raining for three days straight.
ここ一ヶ月というもの、雨が降り続いている。
For this past month, it has been raining continuously.
三日三晩、雨が降り続いた。
It rained for three days and three nights.
雨が降り続いて、公園の道が沼のようになってしまった。
It kept raining, and the park path became like a swamp.
当分は雨が降り続く予報です。
The forecast says it will continue to rain for the time being.
一晩中降り続いた雪が、屋根の上に高く積もっている。
The snow that fell all night is piled high on the roof.
「梅雨前線が停滞しているため、雨が降り続いている。」
"Because the rainy season front is stationary, it continues to rain."
降り続く雨が恨めしい。
I resent the continuous rain.
数日間、ずっと雨が降り続いている。
It has been raining continuously for several days.
晩秋の雨が蕭々と降り続いている。
The late autumn rain falls bleakly.

Usage Notes

Used specifically for precipitation like rain or snow that persists over a period of time.

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