Is there a difference between the words nieve and nieva? Don't they both mean snow?
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updated May 6, 2010
edited by nizhoni1
posted by hezzicaw
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Nieve is the noun; nieva is the verb. So you say "nieva" to mean that it is snowing. .
updated May 6, 2010
posted by Rikko
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Yes both words mean snow, but they are different grammatically.
nieve is a feminine noun, which means snow, but can also mean ice cream, while nieva comes from the verb nevar conjugated in the third person singular present tense of the indicative form. For example, "¿Nieva en California?" [Does it snow in California?]
updated May 6, 2010
edited by Stardust2212
posted by Stardust2212
different - nizhoni1, May 6, 2010
thanks for catching that - Stardust2212, May 6, 2010
