nieve
nounCEFR A1High frequency
What does “nieve” mean in English?
snow
Example sentences
Hay nieve en las montañas.
There's snow in the mountains.
La nieve es blanca.
The snow is white.
Camino sobre la nieve.
I walk on the snow.
How to use it
Nieve means 'snow'. Feminine: la nieve. Verb nevar ('to snow') is impersonal — only 3rd-person singular: nieva, está nevando.
Common mistake
Use nieve for the substance (the snow) and nevar / nieva for the action (it snows / it's snowing). Two different word forms.