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"Llueve" is a form of "llover", an impersonal verb which is often translated as "to rain". "Está lloviendo" is a form of "está lloviendo", a phrase which is often translated as "it's raining". Learn more about the difference between "llueve" and "está lloviendo" below.
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.
está lloviendo(
ehs
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tah
yoh
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byehn
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doh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. it's raining
Llévate el paraguas; está lloviendo fuerte.Take your umbrella with you; it's raining hard.
