Is it der, die oder das Nordwind?
DER
The correct article in German of Nordwind is der. So it is der Nordwind! (nominative case)
The word Nordwind is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Nordwind?
How does the declension of Nordwind work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Nordwind | die Nordwinde |
| Genitive | des Nordwinds des Nordwindes | der Nordwinde |
| Dative | dem Nordwind dem Nordwinde | den Nordwinden |
| Akkusative | den Nordwind | die Nordwinde |
What is the meaning of Nordwind in German?
Nordwind is defined as:
[1] Wind -blowing wind from the north
[1] von Norden her wehender WindHow to use Nordwind in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nordwind with translations in English.
[1] „Es ist eisig kalt, bis hierher dringt der Nordwind, der aus den nördlichen Eismeeren kommt, über das Mittelmeer zieht, die ägyptischen Wüsten, das Niltal, monatelang die dunklen Völker am oberen Nil erschauern macht.“
[1] "It is freezing cold until the north wind, which comes from the northern Arctic Oceans, pulls over the Mediterranean, the Egyptian deserts, the Niltal, the dark peoples on the upper Nil for months."[1] „Der scharfe Nordwind zauste die nackten Pappelzweige.“
[1] "The sharp north wind turbined the bare poplar arm"[1] „Aber heute ist der Nordwind nicht so scharf wie in den letzten Tagen.“
[1] "But today the north wind is not as sharp as in the last days"[1] „Da erhob sich ein Nordwind, der in weniger als einer Stunde so steif wurde, daß wir gefährlich dicht am Winde segelten.“
[1] "There was a north wind that got so stiff in less than an hour that we sail dangerously close to the wind" "How do you pronounce Nordwind?
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