Learn Hardcore Greek: Αν κάνει κρύο τον Νοέμβριο, θα φορέσω το μακρυμάνικο πουκάμισο και το καινούριο παλτό μου. - If it is cold in November, I will wear my long-sleeved shirt and my new coat.

Breakdown of Αν κάνει κρύο τον Νοέμβριο, θα φορέσω το μακρυμάνικο πουκάμισο και το καινούριο παλτό μου.

Why does Greek say κάνει κρύο instead of using είναι?

Κάνει κρύο is a very common Greek weather expression meaning it’s cold.

Literally, κάνει means it does / it makes, but in weather expressions Greek often uses κάνει where English uses it is:

So this is something you usually learn as a set phrase, not word-for-word.

Why is it Αν κάνει κρύο and not Αν θα κάνει κρύο?

Because in Greek, after αν meaning if, you normally do not use θα.

So:

This is a very important pattern:

English learners often want to say if it will be cold, but Greek usually avoids θα in the if clause.

What tense is κάνει here?

Κάνει is the present tense, 3rd person singular, from κάνω.

In this sentence, it refers to a possible future situation because it appears after αν:

So even though the form is present, the meaning can point to the future in this kind of conditional sentence.