Весной мама сажает цветы на клумбе.

the flower

Breakdown of Весной мама сажает цветы на клумбе.

• весной: in spring
• на: in
• мама: the mother

Questions & Answers about Весной мама сажает цветы на клумбе.

Why is весной in the form весной, not весна?

Because Russian often uses the instrumental case to talk about seasons when meaning in spring / during spring.

• весна = spring (dictionary form, nominative)
• весной = in spring / during spring

This is a very common pattern:

• зимой = in winter
• весной = in spring
• летом = in summer
• осенью = in autumn

So Весной мама сажает цветы на клумбе means In spring, mom plants flowers in the flowerbed.

Why is мама in the nominative case?

Because мама is the subject of the sentence — the person doing the action.

In this sentence:

• мама = the one who plants
• сажает = plants

So мама stays in the nominative case.

What form is сажает?