llover
Appearance
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]llover
- (impersonal) to rain
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “llover”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “llover”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere. Compare Portuguese chover.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʝoˈbeɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈβ̞eɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
- IPA(key): /ʎoˈbeɾ/ [ʎoˈβ̞eɾ] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ʃoˈbeɾ/ [ʃoˈβ̞eɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ʒoˈbeɾ/ [ʒoˈβ̞eɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
Verb
[edit]llover (impersonal, third-person singular present llueve, third-person singular preterite llovió, past participle llovido)
- (intransitive, impersonal) to rain
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually only used in the third person, except in figurative usage:
- 2006, Andrés Trapiello, “Lluevo”, in El volador de cometas: antología poética[1]:
- Lluevo en esta ciudad
envuelto en frío, en aguacero, en noche,- I rain in this city
Wrapped in cold, in downpour, in night,
- I rain in this city
Conjugation
[edit]Impersonal:
Conjugation of llover (impersonal; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | llover | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | lloviendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | llovido | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | — | — | llueve | — | — | — | |
| imperfect | — | — | llovía | — | — | — | |
| preterite | — | — | llovió | — | — | — | |
| future | — | — | lloverá | — | — | — | |
| conditional | — | — | llovería | — | — | — | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | — | — | llueva | — | — | — | |
| imperfect (ra) |
— | — | lloviera | — | — | — | |
| imperfect (se) |
— | — | lloviese | — | — | — | |
| future1 | — | — | lloviere | — | — | — | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| negative | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
Selected combined forms of llover (impersonal; o-ue alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive llover | dative | lloverme | lloverte | lloverle, lloverse | llovernos | lloveros | lloverles, lloverse |
| accusative | lloverme | lloverte | lloverlo, lloverla, lloverse | llovernos | lloveros | lloverlos, lloverlas, lloverse | |
| with gerund lloviendo | dative | lloviéndome | lloviéndote | lloviéndole, lloviéndose | lloviéndonos | lloviéndoos | lloviéndoles, lloviéndose |
| accusative | lloviéndome | lloviéndote | lloviéndolo, lloviéndola, lloviéndose | lloviéndonos | lloviéndoos | lloviéndolos, lloviéndolas, lloviéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tuteo/voseo imperative — | dative | — | — | — | — | not used | — |
| accusative | — | — | —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative — | dative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | — |
| accusative | — | not used | —, —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
| with first-person plural imperative — | dative | not used | — | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | not used | — | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative — | dative | — | not used | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative — | dative | — | not used | — | — | not used | —, — |
| accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | —, —, — | |
Complete:
Conjugation of llover (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | llover | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | lloviendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | llovido | llovida | |||||
| plural | llovidos | llovidas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | lluevo | lluevestú llovésvos |
llueve | llovemos | llovéis | llueven | |
| imperfect | llovía | llovías | llovía | llovíamos | llovíais | llovían | |
| preterite | lloví | lloviste | llovió | llovimos | llovisteis | llovieron | |
| future | lloveré | lloverás | lloverá | lloveremos | lloveréis | lloverán | |
| conditional | llovería | lloverías | llovería | lloveríamos | lloveríais | lloverían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | llueva | lluevastú llovásvos2 |
llueva | llovamos | llováis | lluevan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
lloviera | llovieras | lloviera | lloviéramos | llovierais | llovieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
lloviese | llovieses | lloviese | lloviésemos | llovieseis | lloviesen | |
| future1 | lloviere | llovieres | lloviere | lloviéremos | lloviereis | llovieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | lluevetú llovévos |
llueva | llovamos | lloved | lluevan | ||
| negative | no lluevas | no llueva | no llovamos | no llováis | no lluevan | ||
Selected combined forms of llover (o-ue alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “llover”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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