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Nieva mucho en el sur.

Nieva mucho en el sur.
It snows a lot in the south.
From Lesson 36:Giving reasons (porque)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Nieva mucho en el sur.

Where is the word for "it" in this sentence?
In English, we have to say "It snows," using "it" as a placeholder subject. Spanish doesn't use subject pronouns for weather. The verb nieva all on its own means "it snows."
The dictionary says the verb is nevar. Why is it spelled nieva here?
Nevar is a "stem-changing" verb. When conjugated, the e in the stem changes to ie, making it nieva. Because it is a weather verb, you will really only ever use this single form!
Could I use muy instead of mucho here to say it snows "very" much?
No, because muy means "very" and is only used right before adjectives or other adverbs (like muy frío for "very cold"). Mucho means "a lot." Here, it describes the verb nieva to say how much it snows, so you must use mucho.
Why isn't sur capitalized?
In Spanish, compass directions like norte, sur, este, and oeste are always written in lowercase unless they are part of a proper name, like Carolina del Sur.

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