La neige chute ou La neige tombe

Blaise P.B2Kwiziq community member

To describe "Snow falls" ot just "Heavy snowfall", which verb should we use:

tomber or chuter?

What are the subtle or not-so-subtle differences between these two verbs?

Asked 4 weeks ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Blaise,

You will use the verb 'tomber' when you are talking about the action of snow falling.

If you were talking about a snowfall, you would use the noun 'chute' -

Il y eu une forte chute de neige hier soir = There was a heavy snowfall last night

Hope this helps!

Like13 weeks ago

To describe "Snow falls" ot just "Heavy snowfall", which verb should we use:

tomber or chuter?

What are the subtle or not-so-subtle differences between these two verbs?

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