In German
Schnee
Meaning: snow
Formal or informal? “Schnee” is snow. For “snowflake”, the word is “die Schneeflocke”, made from “Schnee” plus “Flocke”.
Example sentences
Im Winter liegt viel Schnee.
There is a lot of snow in winter.
DerSchneeistweiß.
The snow is white.
Die Kinder spielen im Schnee.
The children play in the snow.
Grammar note
“Der Schnee” is masculine, so it takes “der” and “ein”. It's usually used without a plural, because snow is a mass noun.
Common mistake
Don't say “die Schnee”. The article is “der Schnee”, masculine. Also be careful with “Schmerz” (pain), which starts with the same letters but means something different.
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What is the German word for snowflake?
“Die Schneeflocke”.
What is the gender of “Schnee”?
Masculine: “der Schnee”.