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Is it der, die oder das Spätherbst?

DER

The correct article in German of Spätherbst is der. So it is der Spätherbst! (nominative case)

The word Spätherbst 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.

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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 Spätherbst?

How does the declension of Spätherbst 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 Spätherbst die Spätherbste
Genitive des Spätherbstes des Spätherbsts der Spätherbste
Dative dem Spätherbst dem Spätherbste den Spätherbsten
Akkusative den Spätherbst die Spätherbste

What is the meaning of Spätherbst in German?

Spätherbst is defined as:

[1] Last period of autumn before the start of winter

[1] letzter Zeitabschnitt des Herbstes vor Beginn des Winters

How to use Spätherbst in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Spätherbst with translations in English.

[1] „Vater kam dann erst im Spätherbst nach Hause.“

[1] "Father only came home in late autumn"

[1] „Der Herbst jedoch ist eine prachtvolle Jahreszeit in dieser paradiesischen Gegend und besonders jener Spätherbst, der indianische Sommer genannt, der auch im Norden der großen Republik gleich dem Abschiedslächeln einer holden Schönen mit Wonne empfangen wird.“

[1] "However, autumn is a magnificent season in this paradise area and especially that late autumn, the Indian summer, which is also received in the north of the Great Republic the farewell smile of a wooden beautiful with bliss"

How do you pronounce Spätherbst?

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