[Vocabulary] It will be sunny at night.

[shikemoku]

Is it OK to say "It will be sunny at night."?
As we basically cannot see the sun at night, it sounds strange to me.

If we cannot use the word "sunny," what word would be appropriate?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Rover_KE]

Where did you find the sentence 'It will be sunny at night'?

Where I live, and in Japan, too, it's dark at night.

 

[tzfujimino]

"Tonight will be clear," perhaps?

 

[Rover_KE]

'Clear' means 'cloudless'.

I'm still waiting for shikemoku's reply to my question.

 

[shikemoku]

I am very sorry to say this, but I found the sentence in an English textbook in Japan.
I think what the writer tried to tell was that (it is rainy now, but) the weather will be good at night or the weather will be good(or get better) at night.

Are there any adjectives to use instead of sunny in the below sentence?
"It is rainy now, but it will be sunny at night."

I think it strange to use "sunny" when you cannot see the sun in the sky.
What word would you use instead?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Matthew Wai]

It is rainy now but will be fine tonight.

 

[emsr2d2]

There are multiple ways of saying it correctly but the one given in the textbook isn't one of them.

 

[tzfujimino]

Just out of curiosity, shikemoku, is it one of those textbooks used at school?

 

[GoesStation]

It is sunny means "the sun is shining without being obstructed by clouds." That only happens in the daytime. The textbook's author thought that "sunny" was the opposite of "cloudy", but that's incorrect. When it isn't cloudy, you can say ​the sky is clear.

 

[shikemoku]

No. Textbooks used at school, especially "kyokasyo", are usually checked by native speakers, so mistakes like this are not found very often.
At least, I hope so:-D

 

[GoesStation]

No. Textbooks used at school, especially "kyokasyo", are usually checked by native speakers, so mistakes like this are not found very often.
At least, I hope so:-D

That's good to know.

Write I hope not to reinforce a negative statement. Only say I hope so to reinforce a positive one.

 

[shikemoku]

Thank you very much for correcting my mistake, Goes Station.

Textbooks sold at bookstores are also sometimes checked by native speakers, but as far as those for lower level learners(such as the ones for elementary or junior high school students) are concerned, it is not common.