Is it der, die oder das Spätsommer?

DER

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

The word Spätsommer 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 Spätsommer?

How does the declension of Spätsommer 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 Spätsommer	die Spätsommer
Genitive	des Spätsommers	der Spätsommer
Dative	dem Spätsommer	den Spätsommern
Akkusative	den Spätsommer	die Spätsommer

What is the meaning of Spätsommer in German?

Spätsommer is defined as:

[1] Time period in the year immediately before autumn

[1] Zeitabschnitt im Jahr unmittelbar vor dem Herbst

How to use Spätsommer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Spätsommer with translations in English.

[1] Im Spätsommer beginnt die Weinlese.

[1] In late summer the Weinlesee begins

[1] „Es ist Spätsommer, die Fastnacht noch weit, aber eines Tages kommen wir zurück.“

[1] "It is late summer, the Fastnacht is still far, but one day we will come back"

[1] „Im Spätsommer 1944 verlegte das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht seine Einheit in den Süden Russlands bis zur Krim.“

[1] "In late summer 1944, the Wehrmacht's chief command moved its unity to the south of Russia to the crime"

[1] „Zu ihren Füßen lag Moskau, eine grenzenlose Stadt in den Farben des Spätsommers.“

[1] "At her feet was Moscow, a limitless city in the colors of the late summer" "

[1] „Im Spätsommer verbrachten sie ganze Nachmittage mit dem Einlegen und Einwecken von Obst und Gemüse.“

[1] "In late summer, they spent whole afternoons with the insertion and waking out of fruit and vegetable vessels"

How do you pronounce Spätsommer?

Spätsommer

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