- 1. [exp, v5t] slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone (proverb)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-tsu)
| Dictionary form | けんてきいわをうがつ | (kentekiiwawougatsu) |
| Polite | けんてきいわをうがちます | (kentekiiwawougachimasu) |
| Past, plain | けんてきいわをうがった | (kentekiiwawougatta) |
| Past, polite | けんてきいわをうがちました | (kentekiiwawougachimashita) |
| Negative, plain | けんてきいわをうがたない | (kentekiiwawougatanai) |
| Negative, polite | けんてきいわをうがちません | (kentekiiwawougachimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | けんてきいわをうがたなかった | (kentekiiwawougatanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | けんてきいわをうがちませんでした | (kentekiiwawougachimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | けんてきいわをうがって | (kentekiiwawougatte) |
| Potential | けんてきいわをうがてる | (kentekiiwawougateru) |
| Volitional | けんてきいわをうがとう | (kentekiiwawougatou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | けんてきいわをうがてば | (kentekiiwawougateba) |
| Passive | けんてきいわをうがたれる | (kentekiiwawougatareru) |
| Causative | けんてきいわをうがたせる | (kentekiiwawougataseru) |
| Imperative | けんてきいわをうがて | (kentekiiwawougate) |