降る

ふる

To fall (rain, snow)

N5verb·furu

How to remember it

ふる sounds like 'fall' — rain and snow fall from the sky.

Example sentences

  • 今日は雨が降っています。

    きょうはあめがふっています。

    It's raining today.

  • 明日は雪が降るでしょう。

    あしたはゆきがふるでしょう。

    It will probably snow tomorrow.

Usage

Takes が: 雨が降る (rain falls); subject is the precipitation, not a person.

Related words

天気天気予報

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