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Questions & Answers about Погода оказалась холодной.
What does оказалась mean in Погода оказалась холодной?
оказаться is a perfective verb meaning “to turn out to be” or “to prove to be.” In this sentence, Погода оказалась холодной means “the weather turned out to be cold,” implying a discovered or somewhat unexpected state.
Why is холодной in the instrumental case?
After copular or resultative verbs like оказаться, Russian uses the instrumental case for predicate nouns and adjectives. Thus холодной (instrumental feminine singular) marks the state the weather “turned into.”
Is it correct to use холодно instead of холодной here?
Not with an explicit subject. холодно is the short/adverbial/neuter form used in impersonal constructions (e.g., Оказалось холодно – “it turned out cold”). When you have a clear noun like погода, you must use the full adjective in instrumental: холодной.
What is the gender, number, and case of холодной, and how does it agree with погода?
холодной is feminine singular instrumental. It agrees with погода, which is feminine singular (nominative) as the subject; the instrumental is required by оказаться for its complement.