rainy is an adjective raining is a verb
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fivejedjonIf drops of water are falling from the sky, it is raining.Thank you so much and then is there a proper word that can describe wind are blowing while talking about the weather?
fivejedjon(which we don't often say)..
Hans51n is there a proper word that can describe wind are blowing while talking about the weather?We may not use 'It is rainy' much, but we do use 'It is windy'.
Hans51Could you tell me why native English speakers do not often use the sentence "It is rainy"No, I can't tell you. It's just one of those things. When a verb exists, we tend to prefer it - It is raining, pouring, snowing. When there is no verb, we use the available adjective - It is sunny, windy, foggy, misty.
Hans51While looking out of a window and it is raining outside, can I say, "It is rainy." ?You can, but few native speakers would. We'd say "It's raining".