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The article for

Winter

der Winter

Winter is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Winter
English
winter
Level
A1
Topic
Time · Weather

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Why is it der Winter?

Winter is a season, and seasons are masculine: der Winter. The exceptions: das Frühjahr.

Seasons
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Season after autumn and before spring, in the northern hemisphere from December to March

[1] Jahreszeit nach dem Herbst und vor dem Frühling, auf der nördlichen Halbkugel Zeit von Dezember bis März

Examples

[1] In winter it is cold and there is often snow.

[1] Im Winter ist es kalt, es liegt oft Schnee.

[1] “When we left Nice it was summer - one day later we had rain and winter in Amsterdam” [2]

[1] „Als wir aus Nizza abfuhren, war Sommer - einen Tag später hatten wir in Amsterdam Regen und Winter.“[2]
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "In winter he exposed the track himself with a snow blower." [3]

[1] „Im Winter legte er sich die Laufbahn selbst per Schneefräse frei.“[3]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Winter die Winter
Genitiv des Winters der Winter
Dativ dem Winter den Wintern
Akkusativ den Winter die Winter

Pronunciation

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