How do you use "'it' for Weather and Time" in a sentence?

It's cold today. It's raining. What time is it? It's my birthday today.

'it' for Weather and Time

Q: What does "'it' for Weather and Time" mean?

Using impersonal 'it' as subject English uses 'it' as a dummy subject for weather (It's raining), time (It's 5 o'clock), dates (It's Monday), and distance (It's 10 miles). This 'it' doesn't refer to anything specific.

Grammar Pattern BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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意味: Using impersonal 'it' as subject

用非人称'it'作主语

Usar 'it' impersonal como sujeto

非人称の「it」を主語として使う

비인칭 주어 'it'의 사용

English uses 'it' as a dummy subject for weather (It's raining), time (It's 5 o'clock), dates (It's Monday), and distance (It's 10 miles). This 'it' doesn't refer to anything specific.

英语用'it'作虚主语表示天气（It's raining）、时间（It's 5 o'clock）、日期（It's Monday）和距离（It's 10 miles）。这个'it'不指代任何具体事物。

El inglés usa 'it' como sujeto ficticio para el clima (It's raining), hora (It's 5 o'clock), fechas (It's Monday), y distancia (It's 10 miles). Este 'it' no se refiere a nada específico.

英語は天気（It's raining）、時間（It's 5 o'clock）、日付（It's Monday）、距離（It's 10 miles）にダミー主語の「it」を使います。この「it」は特定のものを指していません。

영어에서는 날씨(It's raining), 시간(It's 5 o'clock), 날짜(It's Monday), 거리(It's 10 miles)를 표현할 때 허사 주어 'it'을 사용합니다. 이 'it'은 특정한 것을 가리키지 않습니다.

例文

It's cold today.
今天很冷。
Hoy hace frío.
今日は寒いです。
오늘 추워요.
It's raining.
在下雨。
Está lloviendo.
雨が降っています。
비가 오고 있어요.
What time is it?
现在几点了？
¿Qué hora es?
今何時ですか？
지금 몇 시예요?
It's my birthday today.
今天是我的生日。
Hoy es mi cumpleaños.
今日は私の誕生日です。
오늘 제 생일이에요.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: spoken, written, everyday

トーン: descriptive

✓ 正しい言い方

It's getting dark.
天快黑了。
Está oscureciendo.
暗くなってきました。
어두워지고 있어요.
It takes an hour to get there.
去那里需要一个小时。
Tarda una hora en llegar.
そこに着くのに1時間かかります。
거기까지 한 시간 걸려요.
It's a long way to London.
到伦敦很远。
Es un largo camino hasta Londres.
ロンドンまでは長い道のりです。
런던까지 먼 길이에요.
It is raining.
在下雨。
Está lloviendo.
雨が降っています。
비가 오고 있어요.
It's cold today.
今天很冷。
Hoy hace frío.
今日は寒いです。
오늘 추워요.
What time is it?
现在几点了？
¿Qué hora es?
今何時ですか？
지금 몇 시예요?

✗ 間違った言い方

Is raining. (need 'it')
Is raining.（需要'it'）
Is raining. (se necesita 'it')
Is raining.（「it」が必要）
Is raining.（'it'이 필요）
Today is cold. (use 'It's cold today')
Today is cold.（应用'It's cold today'）
Today is cold. (se usa 'It's cold today')
Today is cold.（「It's cold today」を使う）
Today is cold.（'It's cold today'를 사용）
What hour is? (use 'What time is it?')
What hour is?（应用'What time is it?'）
What hour is? (se usa 'What time is it?')
What hour is?（「What time is it?」を使う）
What hour is?（'What time is it?'을 사용）

起源と歴史

Impersonal subject

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

Basic Word Order (SVO) ★★★★★ English sentences follow Subject-Verb-Object order there is / there are ★★★★★ Used to say that something exists or to introduce new inf... Object Pronouns ★★★★★ me, you, him, her, it, us, them It (weather & time) ★★★★★ Using 'it' as subject for weather, time, and distance at (Time) ★★★★★ Used for specific times and moments in (Time) ★★★★★ Used for longer periods and future time