/plø.vwaʁ/
Translation
to rain
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin plovere, an altered form of Latin pluere ('to rain'), related to pluvia ('rain'). English keeps the root in the adjective 'pluvial'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pluere
- English cognates
- pluvial
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | |||||
| tu | |||||
| il/elle | pleut | pleuvait | plut | pleuvra | pleuvrait |
| nous | |||||
| vous | |||||
| ils/elles |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | ||
| tu | ||
| il/elle | pleuve | plût |
| nous | ||
| vous | ||
| ils/elles |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pleuvant
- Past participle
- plu · plu · plu · plu
Examples
pleut .
It has been raining since this morning.
' pleut , .
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.
.
It rained all night.
, ' .
Take a coat, it looks like it is going to rain.
pleuvaient .
Invitations were pouring in from everywhere.
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