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llover

llover

Asturian

Verb

llover

  1. to rain

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʎoˈβ̞eɾ] (lleísmo)
  • IPA(key): [ɟʝoˈβ̞eɾ] (yeísmo)
  • (Argentina) IPA(key): [ʃo̞ˈβ̞e̞ɾ]

Verb

llover (first-person singular present lluevo, first-person singular preterite lloví, past participle llovido)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to rain
    Llueve.
    It’s raining.

Usage notes

  • Usually only used in the third person, except perhaps in poetry.

Conjugation

  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.

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