Weather without a personal subject
Weather verbs normally stand without a person pronoun: , , . For a general condition use neuter , , . This neuter form does not change with the speaker’s sex.
Past conditions use neuter ; a past weather verb uses , . For temperatures say and . Distinguish (the weather is cold) from (I feel cold).
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| It is raining today. | ||
| It is raining today. | ||
| It is cold today. | ||
| It is cold today. | ||
| It was warm yesterday. | ||
| It was warm yesterday. | ||
| Twenty degrees. | ||
| Twenty degrees. | ||
| I am completely wet. It is raining. | ||
| I am completely wet. It is raining. | ||
| I am hungry. It is warm outside. | ||
| I am hungry. It is warm outside. | ||
Danes dežuje.It is raining today.
Danes je mrzlo.It is cold today.
Včeraj je bilo toplo.It was warm yesterday.
Dvajset stopinj.Twenty degrees.
Ves sem moker. Dežuje.I am completely wet. It is raining.
Vsa sem mokra. Dežuje.I am completely wet. It is raining.
Lačen sem. Zunaj je toplo.I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Lačna sem. Zunaj je toplo.I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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It is raining today.
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It is cold today.
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It was warm yesterday.
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Twenty degrees.
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I am completely wet. It is raining.
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I am completely wet. It is raining.
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I am hungry. It is warm outside.
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I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Danes .
It is raining today.
Danes je .
It is cold today.
Včeraj je toplo.
It was warm yesterday.
Dvajset .
Twenty degrees.
Ves sem moker. .
I am completely wet. It is raining.
Vsa sem mokra. .
I am completely wet. It is raining.
Lačen sem. Zunaj je .
I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Lačna sem. Zunaj je .
I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Danes .
It is raining today.
Danes je .
It is cold today.
Včeraj je toplo.
It was warm yesterday.
Dvajset .
Twenty degrees.
Ves sem moker. .
I am completely wet. It is raining.
Vsa sem mokra. .
I am completely wet. It is raining.
Lačen sem. Zunaj je .
I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Lačna sem. Zunaj je .
I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
It is cold today.
It was warm yesterday.
I am completely wet. It is raining.
I am completely wet. It is raining.
I am hungry. It is warm outside.
I am hungry. It is warm outside.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is raining today.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
It is raining today.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
It is cold today.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
It is cold today.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
It was warm yesterday.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
It was warm yesterday.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Twenty degrees.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Twenty degrees.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
