schneien
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German sniwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
schneien (weak or mixed, third-person singular present schneit, past tense schneite, past participle geschneit or (colloquial, Upper German only) geschnien, auxiliary haben)
- to snow
Usage notesEdit
- The verb is rarely used in any person other than third person singular with the subject es.
- The normal past participle is weak geschneit. The strong form geschnien is colloquial and chiefly restricted to Upper German areas.
ConjugationEdit
| infinitive | schneien | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schneiend | ||||
| past participle | geschneit geschnien1 | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | — | — | i | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es schneit | — | es schneie | — | ||
| preterite | — | — | ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es schneite | — | es schneite2 | — | ||
| imperative | — | — | |||
1Colloquial, Upper German only.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
| perfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es hat geschneit es hat geschnien1 |
— | es habe geschneit es habe geschnien1 |
— | ||
| pluperfect | |||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es hatte geschneit es hatte geschnien1 |
— | es hätte geschneit es hätte geschnien1 |
— | ||
| future i | |||||
| infinitive | schneien werden | subjunctive i | — | — | |
| — | — | ||||
| es werde schneien | — | ||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es wird schneien | — | es würde schneien | — | ||
| future ii | |||||
| infinitive | geschneit haben werden geschnien haben werden1 |
subjunctive i | — | — | |
| — | — | ||||
| es werde geschneit haben es werde geschnien haben1 |
— | ||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es wird geschneit haben es wird geschnien haben1 |
— | es würde geschneit haben es würde geschnien haben1 |
— | ||
1Colloquial, Upper German only.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “schneien” in Duden online
AnagramsEdit
LuxembourgishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German sniwan, from Proto-Germanic *snīwaną.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
schneien (third-person singular present schneit, past participle geschneit, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to snow