Breakdown of Скорее всего, завтра будет дождь.
дождь
rain
быть
to be
завтра
tomorrow
скорее всего
most likely
Questions & Answers about Скорее всего, завтра будет дождь.
Why does скорее всего mean "most likely" if скорее means "sooner" or "faster"?
The word скорее is the comparative form of скоро (soon), but it is also used to mean "rather" or "more likely." When you add всего (of all), it becomes a superlative phrase literally meaning "more likely than anything else," which translates smoothly to "most likely."
Is the comma after скорее всего mandatory?
Yes. In Russian, parenthetical words and phrases that express the speaker's degree of certainty are strictly separated by commas. If it appeared in the middle of the sentence, it would need commas on both sides.
Can скорее всего be placed somewhere else in this sentence?
Yes, parenthetical phrases are highly flexible. You could say Завтра, скорее всего, будет дождь or even Завтра будет дождь, скорее всего. The core meaning doesn't change, but putting it at the beginning clearly sets the tone of probability right away.
Why do we say будет дождь instead of using a specific verb for raining?
Unlike English, which uses the dummy pronoun "it" (as in "it will rain"), Russian treats the weather event as the subject. Here, дождь is in the nominative case and acts as the subject of будет (will be). You could also use the verb идти and say пойдёт дождь (rain will go), but будет дождь is just as common for simple forecasts.
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