χιονίζει (xionizei) — it snows, it is snowing

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Understand this verb

This verb is used in third-person forms, for example πρέπει — it is necessary. Follow the examples and notes on this page.

How to read the verb tables

Start with the present. Find the row for the person you mean: εγώ (I), εσύ (you, singular), αυτός/αυτή/αυτό (he/she/it), εμείς (we), εσείς (you, plural or polite), αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά (they). Greek often leaves out these pronouns because the ending shows the person.

Continuous: over time or repeatedly: έγραφα — I was writing / used to write; θα γράφω — I will be writing. The imperfect is the continuous past.
Simple: an action viewed as a whole: έγραψα — I wrote; θα γράψω — I will write. “Simple” does not mean the action must be short.
Perfect: completed by a reference point: έχω γράψει — I have written; είχα γράψει — I had written; θα έχω γράψει — I will have written.
Subjunctive: forms with να: θέλω να γράφω κάθε μέρα — I want to write every day; θέλω να γράψω ένα μήνυμα — I want to write a message. The sentence supplies the time; the forms distinguish repeated activity from an action viewed as a whole.
Imperative: instructions or requests: γράφε κάθε μέρα — write every day; γράψε το όνομά σου — write your name. These show continuous and simple instructions.
Active and middle/passive: form and meaning: γράφω — I write; γράφεται — it is written. But a middle/passive ending does not always express a passive meaning: έρχομαι means I come.

Alternative forms: commas or slashes separate alternatives. Parentheses mark optional letters, for example γράφουν(ε) means γράφουν or γράφουνε. Alternatives can differ in style or context, so read any usage note before choosing.

A dash or a missing table means a form is not supplied here. Check the entry’s notes; it does not by itself prove that every omitted form is impossible.

χιονίζει is an impersonal weather verb meaning “it snows” or “it is snowing.” The ordinary weather sense uses the third-person singular.

Κλίση — Weather forms

Tense or construction	Form
Present · Ενεστώτας	χιονίζει
Imperfect · Παρατατικός	χιόνιζε
Simple past (aorist) · Αόριστος	χιόνισε
Present perfect · Παρακείμενος	έχει χιονίσει
Past perfect (pluperfect) · Υπερσυντέλικος	είχε χιονίσει
Continuous future · Εξακολουθητικός μέλλοντας	θα χιονίζει
Simple future · Συνοπτικός μέλλοντας	θα χιονίσει
Future perfect · Συντελεσμένος μέλλοντας	θα έχει χιονίσει
Continuous subjunctive · Εξακολουθητική υποτακτική	να χιονίζει
Simple subjunctive · Συνοπτική υποτακτική	να χιονίσει
Perfect subjunctive · Συντελεσμένη υποτακτική	να έχει χιονίσει

Participles and usage · Μετοχές και χρήση

For ordinary weather statements, do not add a personal subject such as εγώ or εσύ.
The adjective χιονισμένος, χιονισμένη, χιονισμένο means snow-covered. It is distinct from the event construction έχει χιονίσει.
No ordinary imperative is used to command the weather.

Αύριο θα χιονίσει στα βουνά.

Tomorrow it will snow in the mountains.

Χιόνιζε όλη τη νύχτα.

It was snowing all night.

Reference: Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek — χιονίζει.

Source: Modern Greek Verbs
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