Japanese

降り始める

ふりはじめる
Meaning: to start falling (rain, snow, etc.); to begin to rain
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 降り始める 降り始めない
Polite 降り始めます 降り始めません
Past 降り始めた 降り始めなかった
Polite + Past 降り始めました 降り始めませんでした
Te-form 降り始めて 降り始めなくて
Potential 降り始められる 降り始められない
Passive 降り始められる 降り始められない
Causative 降り始めさせる 降り始めさせない
Imperative 降り始めろ 降り始めるな

Handwriting

降
り
始
め
る

Example sentences

Since it started raining, I opened my umbrella.
ふと窓の外を見ると、雪が降り始めていた。
Suddenly, when I looked out the window, it had started snowing.
昨日の夜から雪が降り始めた。
It has been snowing since last night.
窓の外では、雪がちらちらと降り始めた。
Snow began to fall lightly outside the window.
忌々しいことに、また雨が降り始めた。
Annoyingly, it started raining again.
先ほどから雨が降り始めました。
It has been raining since a little while ago.
昼過ぎから雨が降り始めた。
It started raining in the early afternoon.
明け方に激しい雨が降り始めた
Heavy rain started falling at dawn.
雨がぽつぽつと降り始めました。
It started raining lightly in drops.
雨がパラパラと降り始めた。
It started to sprinkle rain.

Usage Notes

A compound verb combining 'furu' (to fall/precipitate) and 'hajimeru' (to start).

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