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"Nevar" is an impersonal verb which is often translated as "to snow", and "llover" is an impersonal verb which is often translated as "to rain". Learn more about the difference between "nevar" and "llover" below.
nevar(
neh
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bahr
)An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to frost
Voy a nevar los panqués y espolvorearlos con coco rayado.I'm going to frost the cupcakes and sprinkle them with shaved coconut.
llover(
yoh
-
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.