Would you say "It maybe be snowy next week" instead of "It may be snowy next week"?
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Like the others have said "It may be snowy next week" is correct.
I would however say "It might be snowy next week" as it sounds less formal to my ears.
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Where I come from we wouldn't use snowy but to answer your question...
"It may be snowy next week."
I personally think it would be better to say,
"It may snow next week."
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"It maybe be snowy next week" is not grammatically correct (Note: the verb tense! You forgot to conjugate the verb "to be" and wrote "it... be") Pay attention to "maybe" followed by the verb "be", this repetition B-B, does it sound right to you? If you really want to use "maybe", then you can say: "Maybe, it will snow next week"
"It may be snowy next week". Snowy?!? Unheard of. Although grammatically correct, it sounds really odd. Here the adjective "snowy" is more appropriate: "The country should expect a cold, snowy winter"
You can just say: 《 it might snow next week》
Or: 《 it may snow next week 》
The difference is:
It may snow next week. (Most likely, it will snow. Possibility or likelihood to a higher degree.)
It might snow next week. ("might" implies a somewhat lower probability that something is going to happen, hence: the chances of snow are less likely. Possibility or likelihood to a lesser degree.)
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Please do not confuse "maybe" with "may be."
MAYBE (perhaps)
Tom: Is it going to snow tomorrow?
Mona: Maybe. Who knows?
Tom: The sky is dark.
Mona: Maybe you should take an umbrella.
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MAY / MIGHT / WILL BE
Tom: It may be a rainy day tomorrow.
Mona: You're right. It might be a rainy day tomorrow.
Joe: You're both wrong. It WILL be a rainy day tomorrow. I have just heard the news on TV.
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Tom: I think that 2013 may be a year full of surprises.
Mona: Maybe! Who knows!
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