Seasons
A season is an anyoparte year-part. Each one is named for what the time of year brings, so there are no new roots to learn — only four familiar ones with tempo on the end.
The four seasons
arpotempo
spring
plant-time
木时
wotempo
summer
hot-time
火时
pomotempo
autumn, fall
fruit-time
果时
rikustempo
winter
cold-time
冷时
Wet and dry
Much of the world has two seasons rather than four, and they are named the same way.
ruvatempo
rainy season
rain-time
雨时
nonruvatempo
dry season
not-rain-time
不雨时
Saying when
A season behaves like any other time word. Use in for in, tis for this, and yer or tar after the amount to count backward or forward — exactly as with days.
| Pikotika | Literally | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| in wotempo | in hot-time | in summer |
| tis wotempo | this hot-time | this summer |
| 2 wotempo yer | 2 hot-time before | two summers ago |
Examples
Where are you going for summer vacation?
In wotempo yuveniire, tu ri ire ver kerroko?Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.
Marumpos, rikustempovin yer, tenekomi ri vin.The months and weekdays that divide the year up more finely get their own page, under Dates and weekdays.