ポタポタ

Frequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208. (for form ぽたぽた: 27,390. – 27,616.)

Alsoぽたぽたボタボタぼたぼたぼとぼとボトボトポトポトぽとぽと

adverb; adverb + と; する verb

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in dropsonomatopoeia

This meaning refers to the action of a liquid falling in drops, typically used to describe how water or other liquids move when they are not flowing freely.

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Rain is dripping onto the window.

wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.)only applies to ボタボタ and ぼたぼたonomatopoeia

This meaning describes something that is saturated with moisture, making it heavy and difficult to manage, commonly used for materials like snow or clay that have absorbed water.

adverb; adverb + と

(moving) slowlyonly applies to ボタボタ and ぼたぼたonomatopoeiaarchaic

Here, the term is used to convey a sense of slowness in movement, often implying a sluggish or leisurely pace.

Conjugation

Form	Plain	Plain negative	Polite	Polite negative
Non-past 現在形	ポタポタする	ポタポタしない	ポタポタします	ポタポタしません
Past 過去形	ポタポタした	ポタポタしなかった	ポタポタしました	ポタポタしませんでした
て-form て形	ポタポタして	ポタポタしなくてポタポタしないで	ポタポタしまして	–

Example sentences3 results

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The sweat was dripping off my brow.

Tatoeba

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The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.

Tatoeba

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ポタポタ

Frequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208. (for form ぽたぽた: 27,390. – 27,616.)

Alsoぽたぽたボタボタぼたぼたぼとぼとボトボトポトポトぽとぽと

adverb; adverb + と; する verb

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in dropsonomatopoeia

This meaning refers to the action of a liquid falling in drops, typically used to describe how water or other liquids move when they are not flowing freely.

。

Rain is dripping onto the window.

wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.)only applies to ボタボタ and ぼたぼたonomatopoeia

This meaning describes something that is saturated with moisture, making it heavy and difficult to manage, commonly used for materials like snow or clay that have absorbed water.

adverb; adverb + と

(moving) slowlyonly applies to ボタボタ and ぼたぼたonomatopoeiaarchaic

Here, the term is used to convey a sense of slowness in movement, often implying a sluggish or leisurely pace.

Conjugation

Form	Plain	Plain negative	Polite	Polite negative
Non-past 現在形	ポタポタする	ポタポタしない	ポタポタします	ポタポタしません
Past 過去形	ポタポタした	ポタポタしなかった	ポタポタしました	ポタポタしませんでした
て-form て形	ポタポタして	ポタポタしなくてポタポタしないで	ポタポタしまして	–

Example sentences3 results

。

The sweat was dripping off my brow.

Tatoeba

。

The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.

Tatoeba