вероника/виктор (veronika/viktor)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agohow do i explain “it’s raining” to my boyfriend?message-squaremessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarehow do i explain “it’s raining” to my boyfriend?вероника/виктор (veronika/viktor)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square93fedilinkfile-text
for context, he is not native english speaker as you could probably tell. do i just say outside is raining?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 days agoThere’s a surprising amount of people here that don’t know the sky is a genderless noun. “It’s raining” Can also mean “(The sky) is raining.” If you think that’s simpler to explain.
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI don’t think that’s what’s going on though. If you say it’s hot or it’s cold or it’s windy you’re not referring tp the sky.
There’s a surprising amount of people here that don’t know the sky is a genderless noun.
“It’s raining”
Can also mean
“(The sky) is raining.”
If you think that’s simpler to explain.
I don’t think that’s what’s going on though.
If you say it’s hot or it’s cold or it’s windy you’re not referring tp the sky.