Breakdown of Von März bis Mai ist das Wetter schön.
sein
to be
schön
beautiful
das Wetter
the weather
von
from, of / by (agent in passive clauses)
bis
until / to (as far as)
der März
March
der Mai
May
Questions & Answers about Von März bis Mai ist das Wetter schön.
Why don't we use an article like dem or say vom März?
When using the phrase von ... bis ... (from ... to ...) with months of the year, German drops the articles. You just use the bare names of the months, which is why it is simply von März bis Mai.
Why does the verb ist come before the subject das Wetter?
This happens because of the German verb-second rule. The entire time phrase Von März bis Mai takes up the first position in the sentence. The verb ist must take the second position, which pushes the subject das Wetter right after the verb.
Are months like März and Mai always capitalized?
Yes! In German, the names of the months are nouns. Since all nouns are capitalized in German, you must always capitalize the months regardless of where they fall in a sentence.
Is von ... bis ... only used for months?
No, von ... bis ... is the standard pair for expressing any starting and ending point. You will use it to say from ... to ... for days of the week, times of day, and even physical distances.
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