Learn Romanian: Se face din zi în zi mai cald. - It's getting warmer by the day.

Se face din zi în zi mai cald.

It's getting warmer by the day.

Breakdown of Se face din zi în zi mai cald.

more / still (adverb)

oneself / impersonal particle (as in "English is spoken here")

Questions & Answers about Se face din zi în zi mai cald.

Why use se face here instead of devine for 'it is getting' or 'it becomes'?

While devine translates to 'becomes', Romanian strongly prefers the reflexive se face for natural shifts in weather, temperature, or time of day. It is the most natural translation for the English 'it is getting'.

What is the subject of se face in this sentence?

There is no subject. Just like the dummy 'it' in the English phrase 'it is getting', this is an impersonal construction. Using the third-person reflexive se face without a subject is how Romanian expresses environmental conditions happening on their own.

Could I use the phrase zi de zi here instead of din zi în zi?

No, because they express different ideas. Din zi în zi implies a gradual, continuous progression over time, matching the comparative 'warmer'. Zi de zi means 'every single day' and is used for repeated, habitual actions.

Why is cald used in its basic form here? Doesn't it need to agree with a hidden noun like vremea (the weather)?

It does not need to agree with anything. In this impersonal structure, cald functions as an adverb describing how things are getting, rather than an adjective modifying a specific feminine noun like vremea. Therefore, it stays in its default masculine singular form.