Is it der, die oder das Ostwind?
DER
The correct article in German of Ostwind is der. So it is der Ostwind! (nominative case)
The word Ostwind 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 Ostwind?
How does the declension of Ostwind 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 Ostwind | die Ostwinde |
| Genitive | des Ostwindes des Ostwinds | der Ostwinde |
| Dative | dem Ostwind dem Ostwinde | den Ostwinden |
| Akkusative | den Ostwind | die Ostwinde |
What is the meaning of Ostwind in German?
Ostwind is defined as:
[1] Air movement coming from the east
[1] aus östlicher Richtung kommende LuftbewegungHow to use Ostwind in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ostwind with translations in English.
[1] „Die obere Stratosphäre weist in unserem Sommer ein polares Hoch mit Ostwind über der Nordhalbkugel auf, in unserem Winter ein polares Tief und Westwind.“
[1] "The upper stratosphere has a polar high with east wind over the northern hemisphere in our summer, in our winter a polar deep and west wind" "[1] „Da in Südafrika nicht der Westwind vom Atlantik, sondern der Ostwind vom Indischen Ozean der Hauptregenbringer ist, nehmen die Niederschläge - und somit auch die Üppigkeit der Pflanzenwelt - generell von Osten nach Westen ab.“
[1] "Since in South Africa it is not the west wind of the Atlantic, but the east wind from the Indian Ocean is the main bearer, the precipitation - and thus also the abundance of the flora - generally from the east to west"[1] „Wir hatten frischen Westwind und kreuzten eine Zeit lang zwischen Europa und Afrika hin und her, als uns ein heftiger Ostwind traf, der uns mit rasender Geschwindigkeit in den Atlantik hinaustrieb.“
[1] "We had fresh west winds and crossed between Europe and Africa for a while when a violent east wind met us who drove us out into the Atlantic at rapid speed"[1] „Der scharfe Ostwind sollte nicht in die Stuben dringen.“
[1] "The sharp east wind should not penetrate the rooms"How do you pronounce Ostwind?
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