Breakdown of Метеоролог сказал, что будет плюс один градус.
один
one
быть
to be
сказать
to tell, to say
что
that (conjunction)
метеоролог
meteorologist
плюс
plus
градус
degree
Questions & Answers about Метеоролог сказал, что будет плюс один градус.
The lesson is about impersonal expressions like будет интересно (it will be interesting). Is будет impersonal here too?
Not quite! While it translates to "it will be," this specific clause isn't impersonal. The grammatical subject is actually the noun градус (degree). So будет is just the normal third-person singular verb matching the subject. It literally translates to "plus one degree will be."
Why isn't there a word for "it" before будет?
English needs a "dummy" subject like "it" to make sentences about the weather work (like "it is cold" or "it will be"). Russian does not use dummy pronouns. You just skip the "it" entirely and jump straight to the verb.
Why doesn't the word градус change its ending here?
Because it comes right after один (one), which requires the noun to be in the nominative singular case (its dictionary form). If the forecast was for two, three, or four degrees, it would take the genitive singular: два градуса. For five or more, it becomes genitive plural: пять градусов.
What if the meteorologist was a woman? Would the verb still be сказал?
Many job titles in Russian, like метеоролог, врач (doctor), or адвокат (lawyer), are masculine words. If you are speaking generally or don't know the person's gender, you use the masculine past tense сказал. If you know for sure the meteorologist is a woman, you can optionally say метеоролог сказала.
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