"Il pleut ou il neige ?"

Translation: Is it raining or snowing?

[JeffreyD.]

I answered "It rains, or snows?" and got it wrong

[JBaer1]

I also think that should be accepted. I have reported it.

[hairyphil]

Should be "it snows".

[Wanda655505]

It's raining or it's snowing? Is what I answered, which is the same question as the answer that DL put. It should be accepted.

[Glyn868024]

why does 'il' become is it - just because the sentence is a question?

[MichaelWood7]

'Il pleut' translates to 'It is raining.' If you want to translate word for word, 'Il' = 'It' and 'pleut' = 'is raining.' In French, there's no difference between 'It rains' and 'It is raining' because they're both in the present tense. The 'is' is part of the verb so to speak.

But yes, the reason the translation is 'is it' instead of 'it is' is because it's a question. They're both technically valid, it just depends on your intonation, whether you say 'It's raining.' or 'It's raining?'

[krista189497]

I wrote: it is raining r snowing with a question mark... marked wrong? why on earth!!!!!!!!!!!

[ButteredCrumpets]

I can see saying in disbelief one of the two: "It's snowing?!" or "It's raining?" but "It is raining or snowing?" would be a stretch for usual English.

[Wanda655505]

Think about it.

[drjanety]

Agreed. "It is raining or snowing?" should be accepted.

[Gordon626053]

They are correct. Sadly I missed the question mark and rising intonation.

[Archie933673]

How is << ou il > pronounced

[cricri811231]

il pleut ou il neige ? , more natural, with an interrogative intonation !

pleut il ou neige t-il ? more formal but often uses for writting !

[Fauxpas117]

During the winter season in Canada it is sometimes both

[Maria-Tita21]

It is raining or it is snowing? Should have been accepted

[JwCmv1te]

This could mean it is either raining or snowing

[Leonielei]

I typed, it is raining or it is snowing? And was marked wrong

[Aliona569407]

It's raining or it's snowing right aswell!!!