No. 4,607 in Catalan
plou
"Plou" means "it rains" in English.
In a sentence
Avui plou molt a la ciutat.
Today it rains a lot in the city.
In this sentence, 'plou' is used as the verb in the third-person singular form to express the action of raining.
Cada tardor plou gairebé cada dia.
Every autumn it rains almost every day.
Here, 'plou' again acts as the verb indicating the frequent occurrence of rain in autumn.
Si plou, no anirem a la platja.
If it rains, we won't go to the beach.
In this conditional sentence, 'plou' is part of the condition, illustrating its use to define scenarios dependent on the weather.
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