het regent pijpenstelen
it's raining cats and dogs; it's pouring
Advanced Phrase
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Pronunciation
/ɦət ˈreː.ɣənt ˈpɛi.pən.ˌsteː.lən/
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Cultural Note
Literally 'it's raining pipe stems,' this is the Dutch equivalent of 'raining cats and dogs.' Given that the Netherlands receives rain on average 150 days per year, the Dutch have many expressions for bad weather. The 'pipe stems' refer to the stems of old clay tobacco pipes that littered Dutch streets.
📝 Example Sentences
Neem een paraplu mee, het regent pijpenstelen!
Take an umbrella, it's raining cats and dogs!
Het regende pijpenstelen tijdens de hele vakantie.
It poured during the entire vacation.
In Nederland regent het vaak pijpenstelen.
In the Netherlands it often rains cats and dogs.