Galician

Verb

chover ‎(first-person singular present chovo, first-person singular preterite chovín, past participle chovido)

1. to rain
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of chover
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of chover

Conjugation

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chuver (eye dialect)
• tchover (eye dialect, North Portugal)
• chuvê (eye dialect, Brazil)
• chovê (eye dialect, Brazil)
• chouver (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese chover, from Vulgar Latin plovere, from Latin pluere, present active infinitive of pluit. Cognate with Spanish llover.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈveɾ/

Verb

chover ‎(first-person singular present indicative chovo, past participle chovido)

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to rain (to fall (drops of water) from the sky)

   Se chover, não saia de casa.‎

   If it rains, don’t leave the house.

2. (transitive, impersonal) to rain (to fall (a given substance or objects) from the sky in great amounts)

   Começou a chover pedras.‎

   It began to rain rocks.

3. (transitive) to rain on (to cause to fall in great amounts upon)

   Os arqueiros choveram flechas sobre os invasores.‎

   The archers rained arrows upon the invaders.

4. (transitive, impersonal, poetic) to fall from the sky (to come or occur in great amounts)

   Hoje em dia chove miséria.‎

   Nowadays misery falls from the sky.

5. (transitive, poetic) to shower with (to provide with great amounts of)

   O governador choveu louros sobre os atletas.‎

   The governor showered the athletes with laurels.

Conjugation

Related terms

• chuva
• chuvoso

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: txobe