Learn Spanish (Spain): Llovió desde el lunes hasta el jueves.

Llovió desde el lunes hasta el jueves.

It rained from Monday until Thursday.

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Questions & Answers about Llovió desde el lunes hasta el jueves.

Why is there no word for 'It' before llovió?

In English, we use a 'dummy' subject and say 'It rained,' but Spanish doesn't use subject pronouns for weather. The verb llovió simply stands alone. You should never put a word like él or ello before it.

What tense is llovió?

It is the preterite (completed past) tense of the verb llover (to rain). Since it is a weather verb, you will usually only see it conjugated in the third-person singular (the 'it' form).

Why are we using 'el' before the days of the week?

Unlike English, Spanish requires a definite article (el or los) before days of the week in almost all situations. Here, el lunes and el jueves act as specific noun phrases, whereas English just says 'Monday' and 'Thursday'.

Could I say 'de lunes a jueves' instead of 'desde el lunes hasta el jueves'?

Yes, both are correct! desde ... hasta ... emphasizes the exact beginning and end points (like 'from Monday all the way until Thursday'). de ... a ... is a bit quicker and more general. Notice that if you use de ... a ..., you usually drop the el.