no llueve
/no ʝwebe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "not raining" is translated into Spanish as no llueve.
no llueve is used to describe a state where water is not falling from the sky.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the negation no and the third-person singular present indicative of the verb llover (to rain), literally meaning "it does not rain".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, you can also use No está chispeando to say "it's not drizzling."
How does it change in a sentence?
While no llueve describes the general state or habit of it not raining, no está lloviendo is used to describe the continuous action of it not raining at this exact moment. To express that it was not raining in the past, you can use the imperfect tense no llovía.
How do you pronounce it?
/no ʝwebe/
Did you know?
- Spanish uses the word lluvia in the term lluvia de ideas, which is the literal translation for 'brainstorming'.
- Because llover is an impersonal verb, it only exists in the third-person singular form, meaning you can never say 'I rain' or 'we rain' in a literal sense.
- In Spanish, the verb llover is used metaphorically to describe a sudden abundance of things, such as llovieron críticas, meaning 'criticisms rained down'.
Examples in context
- Ahora mismo no llueve.It's not raining right now.This sentence shows how to use no llueve to indicate the current moment.Tatoeba #13526933 by Seael, translation #8311566 by CK
- No llueve porque es verano.The reason it's not raining is because it's summer.This sentence uses no llueve to explain a reason for the lack of rain.Tatoeba #6591358 by arh, translation #9584669 by DJ_Saidez
- No llueve fuerte. Es solo una llovizna.It's not raining hard. It's just a sprinkle.This sentence uses no llueve to clarify the intensity of the precipitation.Tatoeba #3988668 by gianich73, translation #3045743 by sharptoothed
- No está lloviendo, así que podemos salir a pasearIt's not raining, so we can go out for a stroll.
- ¿Hace sol hoy? – No, no llueveIs it sunny today? – No, it's not raining.
- Creía que iba a llover, pero por suerte no está lloviendoI thought it was going to rain, but luckily it's not raining.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are looking out the window to see if they can go for a walk.
- ElenaMira, ya no llueve.Look, it is not raining anymore.
- AlejandroQué bueno, podemos salir ahora.That's good, we can go out now.
- ElenaEspera, ¿estás seguro de que no llueve?Wait, are you sure it is not raining?
- AlejandroSí, el cielo está despejado.Yes, the sky is clear.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
