Spanish Conversation · Level 87
60 words
Spanish word
llover
Pronunciation
IPA/ʝoˈβeɾ/
Meaning
- verbrain
Example
Hoy llueve.
It is raining today.
More examples
En otoño suele llover por las tardes.
In autumn it tends to rain in the afternoons.
Core concept
Drops of water descending from the sky.
Common phrases
suele llover
tends to rain
volver a llover
rain again
llover en otoño
rain in autumn
Similar words
lloviznar: Fall as light, fine rain that continues for a while.
chispear: Fall as very light, sporadic drops that last only briefly.
granizar: Fall as hard pellets of ice (hail) from the sky.
nevar: Fall as snow from the sky in the form of flakes.
Definition in Spanish
Expresa que cae agua desde la atmósfera; suele conjugarse principalmente en formas de tercera persona para indicar la lluvia (por ejemplo, «ha llovido», «va a llover»).
Word origin
Llover descends from Latin pluere through Vulgar Latin sound change, with initial pl- shifting to Spanish ll-.
Usage tips
- To say 'it is raining' Spanish commonly uses the simple llueve or the progressive está lloviendo to emphasize ongoing rain.