Bedeutung
Describing the current weather condition of rain.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In many parts of Spain, rain is rare and celebrated. However, in Galicia (Northwest), it rains so often that they have over 100 words for rain. During the rainy season (temporada de lluvias), it often rains every afternoon at the same time. People plan their day around this 'está lloviendo' window. Rain is a common theme in Tango music, symbolizing sadness or lost love. 'Está lloviendo' often sets a romantic or melancholic mood in lyrics. Tropical rain is fast and heavy. People use the term 'palo de agua' more than 'está lloviendo' to describe the intensity.
Drop the 'It'
Never start the sentence with 'Lo' or 'Ello'. Just start with 'Está'.
Gerund Spelling
Remember it's 'lloviendo', not 'llueviendo'. The stem change only happens in the simple present.
Bedeutung
Describing the current weather condition of rain.
Drop the 'It'
Never start the sentence with 'Lo' or 'Ello'. Just start with 'Está'.
Gerund Spelling
Remember it's 'lloviendo', not 'llueviendo'. The stem change only happens in the simple present.
Add Intensity
Add 'a cántaros' to sound like a native when it's raining really hard.
Small Talk Gold
In Spain, saying 'está lloviendo' is the safest way to start a conversation with a stranger.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct way to say 'It is raining' in Spanish.
Mira por la ventana, _______.
We use 'estar' for weather and the gerund 'lloviendo' (no stem change in the gerund).
Fill in the missing verb to complete the sentence.
No podemos ir a la playa porque ______ lloviendo.
The auxiliary verb for the continuous tense is 'estar'.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
You see heavy rain and want to use an idiom.
'A cántaros' is a common idiom for heavy rain.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ¿Necesito un paraguas? B: Sí, ________.
The context of needing an umbrella implies it is currently raining.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Current vs General
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMira por la ventana, _______.
We use 'estar' for weather and the gerund 'lloviendo' (no stem change in the gerund).
No podemos ir a la playa porque ______ lloviendo.
The auxiliary verb for the continuous tense is 'estar'.
You see heavy rain and want to use an idiom.
'A cántaros' is a common idiom for heavy rain.
A: ¿Necesito un paraguas? B: Sí, ________.
The context of needing an umbrella implies it is currently raining.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, weather conditions always use 'estar' because they are temporary states, not permanent characteristics.
The closest equivalent is 'Está lloviendo a cántaros' or 'Están cayendo chuzos de punta'.
Yes, it is universally understood and used, though regional slang for rain varies.
'Llueve' is for general facts or habits; 'está lloviendo' is for what is happening right now.
Spanish is a pro-drop language, and weather verbs are impersonal, meaning they don't have a subject.
No, for snow you must use 'está nevando'.
No, it is the gerund form of the verb 'llover'. The noun for rain is 'la lluvia'.
You would say 'Empezó a llover'.
It is neutral. It's fine for both casual and formal situations.
It means 'to rain on something already wet', used when bad things keep happening to someone.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Está lloviznando
specialized formIt's drizzling
Está diluviando
specialized formIt's pouring
Llover sobre mojado
similarTo rain on wet ground
Está chispeando
specialized formIt's sparking/sprinkling
Caer un chaparrón
similarTo have a sudden downpour
