This is the 9327th most frequent Portuguese word.
choveu
"Choveu" means "it rained" in English.
Here, 'choveu' is used as the past tense of the verb 'chover' to describe the occurrence of rain in the past.
Ontem à noite, choveu bastante na minha cidade.
Yesterday night, it rained a lot in my city.
In this sentence, 'havia chovido' is in the pluperfect tense, indicating an action of rain that occurred prior to another past action.
Quando eu cheguei na praia, percebi que havia chovido recentemente.
When I arrived at the beach, I noticed that it had rained recently.
Here, 'chovesse' is used in the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical situation or condition.