verb
to snow
A2
schneien — intransitive verb meaning 'to snow'. Mostly impersonal: es schneit. It's regular (weak), participle geschneit; perfect uses haben (hat geschneit). Not reflexive or separable, no accusative object. Imperative forms are not used for weather; appear mainly in third person or impersonal constructions.
Examples
Es hat die ganze Nacht geschneit.
It snowed all night.
Morgen wird es wahrscheinlich schneien.
It will probably snow tomorrow.
Es schneite gestern.
It snowed yesterday.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture snowflakes falling with the word swirling in them.
schnei-en — like English 'snow' with an 'ei' sound.
Notes
Impersonal use is common (Es schneit). Regular weak verb. Personal passive forms are not applicable for this impersonal/weather verb; do not form personal passive (e.g. 'ich werde geschneit' is not correct). | Impersonal verb; personal forms except 'er_sie_es' (impersonal 'es') are not applicable.