降る

降る

ふる

To fall (rain, snow)

N5verb·furu

How to remember it

降 shows something descending; ふる even echoes the English word "fall."

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 is 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; the subject is the rain or snow, not a person.

Related words

天気止む

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