Breakdown of Fa freddo e sta per nevicare.
e
and
per
for / in order to / because of
stare
to stay, to feel, to be
nevicare
to snow
Questions & Answers about Fa freddo e sta per nevicare.
Why is stare used in sta per instead of essere for 'it is about to'?
Why do we use fa in fa freddo if the English translation says 'it is cold'?
Where is the word for 'it' in this sentence?
In English, we have to use 'it' as a placeholder subject for weather, like 'it is cold' or 'it is about to snow'. Italian doesn't use a pronoun here at all. The verbs fa and sta are simply put in the third-person singular (the he/she/it form), and the 'it' is automatically understood without needing a separate word.
Can I use the stare per structure with other verbs besides nevicare?