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What is the difference between It's raining out there. and It's raining outside. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between It's raining out there. and It's raining outside. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Hello!
"It's raining out there." This is more likely to be used as a response. For example, you and your friend are home says he or she says "I'm going to play soccer later." You look out the window and say "It's raining out there."
This phrase can also be used as an exclamatory statement. For instance if it's raining really hard, it can say "Wow, it's raining out there." Putting emphasis on the word "raining" makes the statement seem exclamatory. Using "it's raining outside" in the same way it's wrong, just not common.
All in all, both statements are natural and the meaning doesn't change.
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- English (US)
Yeah, there's some small differences on when you would use it. Mostly though its just 2 different ways to say the same thing!
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Sorry for the late reply! I really appreciate those meticulous explanations for both of you.
- English (US)
This is just my opinion, but I don’t use either phrase. I think the most common is “It’s raining.” 「雨が降っています」だけでいいです。
You don’t have to say, “Outside,” or “Out there,” because it only rains outside. 中に雨が降っていませんでしょう。
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