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"Hoy" is an adverb which is often translated as "today", and "llover" is an impersonal verb which is often translated as "to rain". Learn more about the difference between "hoy" and "llover" below.
hoy(
oy
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
2. (nowadays)
llover(
yoh
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behr
)An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to rain down on (figurative)
Me llovieron todo tipo de problemas.All sorts of problems rained down on me.
