Yap.Town

eu chovia

it was raining

ʃ u v i ɐ → chover
chov rain + ia imperfect past (I/he/she/it)
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #21,793
it was raining Imperfect past of "chover"; often used for ongoing or habitual past weather.
PO: Quando saí de casa, chovia muito.
EN: When I left home, it was raining a lot.
Conjugation of chover
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First chovia —
Third chovia —

Quando Xueyou veio ver a professora Lin, chovia lá fora.

When Xueyou came to see Professor Lin, it was raining outside.

Chovia forte e, para piorar, o vento começou a aumentar.

It was raining heavily and, to make matters worse, the wind started to pick up.

E chovia muito.

And it was raining heavily.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Chovia viciado na Cidade de Deus, e dinheiro no bolso de Zé Pequeno.

It was raining addicts in Cidade de Deus, and money in Zé Pequeno's pocket.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Chovia no dia em que Tom foi baleado.

It was raining the day Tom was shot.

Fazia frio, chovia.

It was cold, and it was raining.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Chovia a semana toda.

It rained all week.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Toda vez que chovia, tínhamos de cortar a energia.

Every time it rained, we had to cut the power.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

Chovia, ontem à noite.

It was raining last night.

Chovia no dia em que te conheci.

It was raining the day I met you.

— Tampopo (1985)

Abrams sabia que chovia.

Abrams knew it was going to rain.

Chovia e observava o entardecer com a luz apagada.

It was raining, and I watched the sunset with the lights off.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

A vez mais engraçada foi quando chovia e parava, chovia e parava.

The funniest time was when it rained and then stopped, rained and then stopped.

— Medo (2003)

Chovia o dia todo sem interrupção.

It rained all day without stopping.