Japanese

もる

ふりつもる
Meaning: to fall and pile up (e.g. snow, fallen leaves)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 降り積もる 降り積もらない
Polite 降り積もります 降り積もりません
Past 降り積もった 降り積もらなかった
Polite + Past 降り積もりました 降り積もりませんでした
Te-form 降り積もって 降り積もらなくて
Potential 降り積もれる 降り積もれない
Passive 降り積もられる 降り積もられない
Causative 降り積もらせる 降り積もらせない
Causative + Passive 降り積もらされる 降り積もらされない
Imperative 降り積もれ 降り積もるな

Handwriting

降
り
積
も
る

Example sentences

Pure white snow is falling and piling up in the garden.
山々に雪が降り積もり、本格的な冬の訪れを感じさせる。
Snow is piling up on the mountains, signaling the arrival of a full-blown winter.
庭に沫雪が静かに降り積もっている。
Light, soft snow is silently piling up in the garden.

Usage Notes

Describes the accumulation of things falling from the sky, most commonly snow or leaves.

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