El clima cambia durante el verano.

the summer

Breakdown of El clima cambia durante el verano.

• durante: during
• el clima: the weather
• cambiar: to change

Questions & Answers about El clima cambia durante el verano.

Why is el clima used instead of something like el tiempo?

In Spanish, el clima generally refers to weather patterns over a period of time and can also mean “climate.” El tiempo can mean weather, but it more commonly means “time.” Both are correct in certain contexts, but in this sentence, el clima is more precise to describe overall weather changes.

Why does the verb cambia end in “-a” here?

Cambia is the third-person singular present tense form of cambiar (to change). The subject of the verb is el clima, which is singular, so it matches the "él/ella/usted" form of the verb, resulting in cambia.

Why is durante used in this sentence?

Durante means “during” in English and is used to express that the changes happen within a certain time period. It indicates that the action (the climate changing) happens throughout the timeframe of el verano.

Why is el verano used with a masculine article?

In Spanish, most season names are treated as masculine nouns, so they generally take the masculine article el. Therefore, we say el verano (the summer), el invierno (the winter), and so on.