Japanese for Kids · Level 7
90 words
Japanese word
雨が降る
Pronunciation
Romajiamegafuru
Meaning
- verbrain
Example
外では雨が降っています。soto de wa ame ga fu tte i ma su
It is raining outside.
More examples
天気予報では、午後から雨が降ると言っていました。ten ki yo hō de wa go go ka ra ame ga fu ru to i tte i ma shi ta
The weather forecast said that it would rain in the afternoon.
Core concept
It presents rain as something that falls from the sky, so it describes rainy weather.
Common phrases
雨が降る日ame ga fu ru hi
a rainy day
雨が降る季節ame ga fu ru ki setsu
rainy season
Definition in Japanese
空から雨が落ちてくる。sora ka ra ame ga o chi te ku ru
Word origin
The phrase combines 雨 (ame, "rain"), が (ga, "subject marker"), and 降る (furu, "to fall"), literally meaning "rain falls."
Usage tips
- The phrase 雨が降る (ame ga furu) states that rain falls, whereas English commonly uses the dummy subject it in "It is raining."
Opposites
- 晴れるharerube sunnyverb