Breakdown of Весной красивее, потому что теплее.
потому что
because
красиво
beautifully
весной
in spring
тепло
warm (adverb)
Questions & Answers about Весной красивее, потому что теплее.
Why do красивее and теплее end in -ее?
This -ее ending is the standard way to form the comparative degree (meaning "more...") for many adjectives and adverbs. You take the base of the word (красив-, тёпл-) and add -ее. So красиво (beautiful) becomes красивее (more beautiful), and тепло (warm) becomes теплее (warmer).
Where are the words for "it is" in the Russian sentence?
Russian doesn't use "dummy" pronouns like "it" to describe the weather, environment, or a general situation. The comparative adverbs красивее (more beautiful) and теплее (warmer) are enough to make a full statement on their own.
Why does the sentence use весной instead of the dictionary form весна (spring)?
To say "in" a certain season, Russian uses the Instrumental case. The noun весна changes to весной to mean "in spring". You do the same with other seasons, like зимой for "in winter" or летом for "in summer".
Where does the stress fall when pronouncing красивее?
The stress stays on the и, just like in the base word красивый. It is pronounced краси́вее. This is a very common trap for learners, because the stress shifts to the ending in many other comparatives (like тепле́е), but it doesn't shift here!
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