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Questions & Answers about Зимой везде холодно.
Why is "in winter" written as Зимой instead of using the preposition в?
In Russian, to say that something happens "in" a certain season, you do not use a preposition. Instead, you take the noun for the season (зима) and change it to the Instrumental case, which makes it зимой. You do the same for other seasons, like летом (in summer).
Where is the Russian translation for "it is" in this sentence?
Russian does not use dummy subjects like "it" to talk about the weather or general conditions. You just use the condition word on its own. Also, Russian drops the verb "to be" in the present tense, so "is" is naturally left out.
Why does холодно end in -о instead of being the normal adjective холодный?
Because there is no specific noun being described (like a cold wind or a cold drink), you cannot use a regular adjective. For general states and weather, Russian uses this "impersonal" form ending in -о, which is technically an adverb.
Does the word order matter here? Could I say Везде холодно зимой?
Yes, you can! Russian word order is flexible. However, placing the time word (зимой) at the very beginning is the most natural way to set the scene before describing what the condition is. Both versions are grammatically correct.