llover
/yo-BEHR/
to rain
Llover represents the weather action of raining.
📝 In Action
Parece que va a llover esta tarde.
A1It looks like it's going to rain this afternoon.
Ayer llovió todo el día.
A1Yesterday it rained all day.
Está lloviendo muy fuerte.
A1It is raining very hard.
💡 Grammar Points
The 'It' Rule
In Spanish, you don't use 'it' for weather. Instead of saying 'It rains,' you just say 'Llueve' (Rains).
Vowel Swapping
The 'o' in llover changes to 'ue' whenever that syllable is stressed (like in 'llueve' or 'llueven').
❌ Common Pitfalls
Don't use 'Hacer'
Mistake: "Hace llover."
Correction: Llueve.
⭐ Usage Tips
Natural Speaking
You will almost always use the 3rd person singular ('llueve', 'llovía', 'llovió') because weather doesn't have a person doing the action.
Llover can also mean things arriving in large quantities, like a rain of messages.
llover(verb)
to rain down
?figurative - many things arriving at once
to shower with
?to receive many gifts or insults
📝 In Action
Le llovieron las ofertas de trabajo.
B2Job offers rained down on him.
Nos llovieron críticas después del partido.
B2Criticisms rained down on us after the game.
💡 Grammar Points
Plural Usage
Unlike weather, when used figuratively, you often use the plural 'llueven' or 'llovieron' because the 'things' (offers, insults) are the ones 'raining'.
🔄 Conjugations
subjunctive
present
imperfect
indicative
preterite
imperfect
present
✏️ Quick Practice
💡 Quick Quiz: llover
Question 1 of 2
How do you say 'It is going to rain' in Spanish?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is 'llover' always used in the 3rd person?
Mostly, yes! Since humans can't 'rain,' we usually only say 'llueve' (it rains) or 'lloverá' (it will rain). However, in poetry or figurative speech like 'I rained gifts on her,' you might use other forms.
Why does it change from 'llover' to 'llueve'?
It is a stem-changing verb. The 'o' changes to 'ue' when you stress that part of the word. This is very common in Spanish verbs like 'dormir' (duermo) or 'poder' (puedo).