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В ноябре холодный дождь.

В ноябре холодный дождь.
In November there is cold rain.
From Lesson 66:The months of the year (январь, февраль)·Russian

Breakdown of В ноябре холодный дождь.

дождь
rain
холодный
cold
в
on / during (a time period)
ноябрь
November

Questions & Answers about В ноябре холодный дождь.

Why is it в ноябре instead of just в ноябрь?
When talking about when something happens, such as in a specific month, Russian uses the Prepositional case. For masculine months ending in a soft sign like ноябрь, the soft sign changes to -е, making it в ноябре.
Where is the verb for 'is' or 'there is' in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb 'to be' is almost always left out. You simply put the time and the subject together. Literally, this sentence is just 'In November cold rain'.
The word дождь (rain) ends in a soft sign. How do we know it needs the masculine adjective холодный?
Nouns ending in a soft sign (-ь) can be either masculine or feminine, so you have to memorize their gender when you learn them. Because дождь is masculine, it takes the standard masculine adjective ending -ый seen in холодный.

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