Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1
〜の季節・月は〜です／〜は一年中〜です~ no kisetsu / tsuki wa ~ desu / ~ wa ichinenjuu ~ desu
describe seasonal climate
Use 「東京の冬は寒いです」 to describe a place’s climate by season or month.
How it works
In the same city, Tokyo, winter is cold and summer is hot. You can describe a place’s climate by season.
In 「東京の冬は寒いです」, 「の」 links the place and season, and 「は」 marks the topic.
You can replace the season with a month: 「東京の八月は暑いです」 describes what August is like in Tokyo.
If it is already clear you are talking about Tokyo, you can leave out the place: 「冬は寒いです。夏は暑いです」.
In 「北京の冬はとても寒いです」, adding 「とても」 emphasizes that it is very cold.
「あまり寒くないです」 means “It is not very cold.” Use 「あまり」 with a negative form.
Look at the four seasons in the picture: all are warm. 「一年中」 means all year round, not just one season.
「ハワイは一年中暖かいです」 means Hawaii is warm throughout the year. It does not mean the temperature is the same every day.
Example sentences
- 北京pekinのno冬fuyuはwaとてもtotemo寒いです。samuidesu
Winter in Beijing is very cold.
- 東京toukyouのno
In a conversation
- A東京の春はどうですか。
How is spring in Tokyo?
- B暖かいですよ。15度から20
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
Tokyo's spring is warm.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
あなたの国 どうですか。
How is the climate in your country?
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