rainwater

Rain is dripping from the roof.

The rainwater is dripping from the roof. No need to worry. Wait until the rain stops.
The rainwater is dripping through the roof. You have trouble. You had better fix the roof soon!

CJ

CalifJimThe rainwater is dripping from the roof. No need to worry. Wait until the rain stops.
The rainwater is dripping through the roof. (This shows that the roof has holes on it, am I right?) You have trouble. You had better fix the roof soon!

CJ

Thanks.

Yes, holes in it! Right!

CJ

Thank you, CalifJim. I think Teo asked whether 'a' or 'the' is necessary or not before the 'water' and apparently, you put 'the'. Doesn't that mean contextually, specificity was inherent -- in other words, both parties (assuming he is making communication) talking knew which water they are talking about, like the one one of them is pointing to?

Look, Teo, the rainwater (we are seeing) is

You could say "rainwater" or "the rainwater" -- or, for that matter, "water," "the water," "rain" or "the rain" -- without any significant difference in meaning. You can't use "a" in front of any of these.

Can I say,

(a) There was rain dripping from the roof.

(b) There are some rain dripping on the roof.

© Water driplets are dripping from the roof.

(a) There was rain dripping from the roof. Fine.

(b) There are some rain dripping on the roof. Two problems -- first, it should be "there is some rain." Second, you would not say rain is dripping on the roof unless it is dripping from someplace higher up (for example, a tree branch that is above the roof) onto the r

Is this correct?

"Water driplets are dripping from the roof since Tuesday. "

Why can't I find this word from dictionary? "Water driplets"

Vincent, "driplets" is not a word. You can say "water droplets" or "drops of water." "Water droplets are dripping from the roof" is fin