Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Ele prevê chuva para amanhã.

Ele prevê chuva para amanhã.

He forecasts rain for tomorrow.

Breakdown of Ele prevê chuva para amanhã.

to foresee, to forecast

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Questions & Answers about Ele prevê chuva para amanhã.

The verb prevê looks related to ver (to see). Does it follow the same conjugation?

Yes! Prever translates to foresee or predict, and it conjugates just like ver. Since the third-person singular for to see is ele vê, to predict is ele prevê.

Why do we use para here instead of por?

We use para because it points to a specific scheduled time or deadline in the future. Whenever you are setting a date for something to happen, like para amanhã, you use para. If you were talking about how long the rain would last, you would use por.

Why is there no article before chuva?

Just like in English, when you refer to an uncountable noun like rain in a general sense, you leave out the definite article. The sentence just says rain, not the rain, so prevê chuva is perfectly natural.

Is prever only used for weather forecasts?

No, it is a very versatile verb. You can use prever for predicting economic trends, guessing what will happen in a movie, or any situation where someone is forecasting a future event.