Meaning
rain
In a sentence
Oggi c'è molta pioggia, prendi l'ombrello.
There's a lot of rain today, take an umbrella.
Hai sentito la pioggia stanotte?
Did you hear the rain last night?
Domani arriva la pioggia.
The rain is coming tomorrow.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pioggia | feminine · singular |
| piogge | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use pioggia for the weather noun; for the verb, say piove, not *fa pioggia.
- With weather expressions, Italian often uses c'è/era: C'è molta pioggia. But Piove is more natural for ongoing weather.
- A pioggia means 'in abundance' or 'indiscriminately,' not literally about weather in many contexts.