chover

Galician

está a chover ("it's raining")

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chover, from Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere. Cognate with Portuguese chover and Spanish llover.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈbeɾ/ [t͡ʃoˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: cho‧ver

Verb

chover (impersonal, third-person singular present chove, third-person singular preterite choveu, past participle chovido)

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to rain

   —Chove? —Chove.

   —Is it raining? —It is.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chover (impersonal)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chover
Personal	—	—	chover	—	—	—
Gerund
	chovendo
Past participle
Masculine	chovido			—
Feminine	—			—
Indicative
Present	—	—	chove	—	—	—
Imperfect	—	—	chovía	—	—	—
Preterite	—	—	choveu	—	—	—
Pluperfect	—	—	chovera	—	—	—
Future	—	—	choverá	—	—	—
Conditional	—	—	chovería	—	—	—
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	chova	—	—	—
Imperfect	—	—	chovese	—	—	—
Future	—	—	chover	—	—	—
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (non)		—	—	—	—	—

    Reintegrated conjugation of chover (impersonal) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chover
Personal	—	—	chover	—	—	—
Gerund
	chovendo
Past participle
Masculine	chovido			—
Feminine	—			—
Indicative
Present	—	—	chove	—	—	—
Imperfect	—	—	chovia	—	—	—
Preterite	—	—	choveu	—	—	—
Pluperfect	—	—	chovera	—	—	—
Future	—	—	choverá	—	—	—
Conditional	—	—	choveria	—	—	—
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	chova	—	—	—
Imperfect	—	—	chovesse	—	—	—
Future	—	—	chover	—	—	—
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (nom)		—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• chover a cachón
• chover a chuzos
• chover a Deus dar auga

Related terms

• chuvasco
• chuvasqueiro
• chuvia, choiva
• chuvioso
• chuvisca

References

• “chover” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “chov” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “chover” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chover” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chover” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈβeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ

Verb

chover

1. to rain

Descendants

• Galician: chover
• Portuguese: chover (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "chover"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chouver (obsolete, rare)
• chuver (eye dialect)
• tchover (eye dialect, North Portugal)
• chuvê, chovê (eye dialect, Brazil)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chover, from Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere. Cognate with Galician chover and Spanish llover.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈve(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈve(h)], /ʃuˈve(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈve(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈve(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈve(h)], /ʃuˈve(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈve(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈve(ɾ)/, /ʃuˈve(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈve(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈve(χ)], /ʃuˈve(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈve(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈve(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈveɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈveɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈbeɾ/ [t͡ʃuˈβeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈve.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: cho‧ver

Verb

chover (first-person singular present chovo, first-person singular preterite chovi, past participle chovido)

1. (intransitive, impersonal) to rain (to fall (drops of water) from the sky)

   Se chover, não saia de casa.

   If it rains, don’t leave the house.

2. (transitive, impersonal) to rain (to fall (a given substance or objects) from the sky in great amounts)

   Começou a chover pedras.

   It began to rain rocks.

3. (transitive) to rain on (to cause to fall in great amounts upon)

   Os arqueiros choveram flechas sobre os invasores.

   The archers rained arrows upon the invaders.

4. (transitive, impersonal, poetic) to fall from the sky (to come or occur in great amounts)

   Hoje em dia chove miséria.

   Nowadays misery falls from the sky.

5. (transitive, poetic) to shower with (to provide with great amounts of)

   O governador choveu louros sobre os atletas.

   The governor showered the athletes with laurels.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chover (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chover
Personal	chover	choveres	chover	chovermos	choverdes	choverem
Gerund
	chovendo
Past participle
Masculine	chovido			chovidos
Feminine	chovida			chovidas
Indicative
Present	chovo	choves	chove	chovemos	choveis	chovem
Imperfect	chovia	chovias	chovia	chovíamos	chovíeis	choviam
Preterite	chovi	choveste	choveu	chovemos	chovestes	choveram
Pluperfect	chovera	choveras	chovera	chovêramos	chovêreis	choveram
Future	choverei	choverás	choverá	choveremos	chovereis	choverão
Conditional	choveria	choverias	choveria	choveríamos	choveríeis	choveriam
Subjunctive
Present	chova	chovas	chova	chovamos	chovais	chovam
Imperfect	chovesse	chovesses	chovesse	chovêssemos	chovêsseis	chovessem
Future	chover	choveres	chover	chovermos	choverdes	choverem
Imperative
Affirmative		chove	chova	chovamos	chovei	chovam
Negative (não)		não chovas	não chova	não chovamos	não chovais	não chovam

Related terms

• chuva
• chuvoso

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: txobe