局地的ゲリラ豪雨 (kyokuchi-teki gerira gouu - localized guerrilla heavy rain)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by combining the adjectival noun 局地的 (localized, derived from 局地 + suffix 的) with the compound noun ゲリラ豪雨 (sudden unpredictable cloudburst). It functions syntactically as a noun phrase denoting extreme, highly concentrated, short-duration precipitation events. It commonly takes particles like に見舞われる (passive, to be hit by) or が発生する (to occur).
Sample sentences
大気の状態が非常に不安定なため、午後は局地的ゲリラ豪雨に警戒してください。
Because the atmospheric conditions are extremely unstable, please be on alert for localized guerrilla downpours this afternoon.
局地的ゲリラ豪雨によって、駅前のアンダーパスが一瞬で冠水してしまった。
Due to a localized guerrilla downpour, the underpass in front of the station was flooded in an instant.
最近の夏は局地的ゲリラ豪雨が頻発するため、折りたたみ傘を持ち歩く人が増えている。
Because localized guerrilla downpours occur frequently in recent summers, more people are carrying folding umbrellas with them.
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Example
大気の状態が非常に不安定なため、午後は局地的ゲリラ豪雨に警戒してください。
Because the atmospheric conditions are extremely unstable, please be on alert for localized guerrilla downpours this afternoon.
局地的ゲリラ豪雨によって、駅前のアンダーパスが一瞬で冠水してしまった。
Due to a localized guerrilla downpour, the underpass in front of the station was flooded in an instant.
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