Breakdown of Какая бы погода ни была, моя подруга по-прежнему ходит пешком до метро.
мой
my
ходить
to go
быть
to be
погода
the weather
Questions & Answers about Какая бы погода ни была, моя подруга по-прежнему ходит пешком до метро.
What does Какая бы погода ни была mean as a whole?
It means whatever the weather is or no matter what the weather is like.
This is a very common Russian pattern:
- какой/какая/какое/какие бы ... ни + past-tense form of быть
- meaning: no matter what ... is/was like
So:
- Какая бы погода ни была = Whatever the weather is
The whole sentence means something like:
- Whatever the weather, my friend still walks to the metro.
Why is it какая, not какой?
Because погода is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative
So the question word/adjective has to agree with it:
- какая погода = what kind of weather
- not какой погода
Compare:
- какой день = what kind of day
- какая погода = what kind of weather
- какое море = what kind of sea
Why is была used if the meaning is present, not past?