Phrase · 🌦️ Weather and seasons
La temporada de lluvias empieza en mayo.
The rainy season starts in May.
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Why every word is where it is
La1determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitetemporada1nounseason, periodfem. · sing.de1prepositionoflluvias1nounrainslluvia · fem. · pl.empieza2verbstartsempezar · present · 3rd sing.en3prepositioninmayo3nounMaymasc. · sing..
- temporada → empieza: subject: la temporada
- La → temporada: agree: fem. sing.
- de → lluvias: de + noun
- en → mayo: en + month
Word for word: “The season of rains starts in May.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1la temporada de lluvias = the rainy season, in tropical places such as Mexico or Central America.
- 2empezar: e → ie, empieza. The subject is la temporada. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
- 3Months: en + month, lower case, no article: en mayo. Numbers, telling the time and dates →
Variations
- La temporada de lluvias termina en octubre.
- En junio empieza el verano.