Neiger is a french first group verb. So it follow the regular conjugation pattern of the first group like:
aimer.
Follow this link to see all the endings of the conjugation of the first group verbs :
conjugation rules and endings for the first group verbs.
However, although the terminations are perfectly regular, stem can be irregular and have numerous variations.
Neiger is conjugated the same way that verbs that end in :
-ger.
For sound purpose, verbs ending in
-ger add the letter
« e » after the stem letter
« g » with endings in
« -a » or
« -o ». Example:
« nous mangeons »,
« il mangeait ». For sound purpose again, verbes ending in
-éger turn the
« é » in
« è » before silent endings.
Le verbe
« neiger » is an impersonal verb. In linguistics, an impersonal verb is one that has no determinate subject. For example, in the sentence "It rains", rain is an impersonal verb and the pronoun it does not refer to anything. In many languages the verb takes a third person singular inflection and often appears with an expletive subject. In the active voice, impersonal verbs can be used to express operation of nature, mental distress, and acts with no reference to the do-er. Impersonal verbs are also called weather verbs because they frequently appear in the context of weather description. Common french impersonal verbs:
pleuvoir =>
« il pleut »,
grêler =>
« il grêle »,
falloir =>
« il faut »,
s'agir =>
« il s'agit »,
advenir =>
« il advient ».
Neiger verb is conjugated in interrogative form. For sound reasons, an euphonious
« t » is added to the pronoun of the third person:
« il »,
« elle »,
« on »,
« ils »,
« elles » except when the verb ends with
« t » or
« d »:
« neige-t-elle ? »,
« neigea-t-elle ? »,
« neigera-t-elle ? »,
« a-t-elle neigé ? »,
« aura-t-elle neigé ? ».
Finally, the interrogative form does not exist in subjunctive and imperative.
