No. 10,308 in Catalan
plovent
"Plovent" means "raining" in English.
In a sentence
Està plovent intensament aquest matí.
It is raining heavily this morning.
Here, 'plovent' is used in the present progressive form, indicating an ongoing action occurring as 'it is raining'.
Quan vaig sortir de casa, estava plovent a bots i barrals.
When I left the house, it was raining cats and dogs.
In this case, 'plovent' is employed in the past progressive, describing an action that was ongoing in the past.
M'agrada escoltar música quan està plovent.
I like listening to music when it is raining.
Here, 'plovent' is used in a general, non-specific time frame to discuss an action during rainy moments.
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