Accordlluvia
Lluvia is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la lluvia ("rain").
FEMININEla lluvia
rain
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How do you say lluvia in Spanish?
How do you pronounce lluvia in Spanish?
lluvia is pronounced /la ˈʎuβja/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La lluvia torrencial inundó las calles de la ciudad.
The torrential rain flooded the streets of the city.
Esta lluvia inesperada fue muy bienvenida después de la sequía prolongada.
This unexpected rain was very welcome after the prolonged drought.
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Why is it feminine?
Lluvia is feminine because it descends from Latin "pluvía," which was grammatically feminine, and Spanish inherited the gender assignments of Latin nouns along with sound changes that transformed the word over centuries. Like many Spanish nouns ending in "-a," it retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor.
What is the Spanish word for rain?
The Spanish word for rain is la lluvia — feminine.
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