Is it der, die oder das Wintermonat?

DER

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

The word Wintermonat 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 Wintermonat?

How does the declension of Wintermonat 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 Wintermonat	die Wintermonate
Genitive	des Wintermonats des Wintermonates	der Wintermonate
Dative	dem Wintermonat dem Wintermonate	den Wintermonaten
Akkusative	den Wintermonat	die Wintermonate

What is the meaning of Wintermonat in German?

Wintermonat has various definitions in German:

[1] Different delimitation in winter

[1] im Winter liegender Monat; genaue Abgrenzung unterschiedlich

[2] Dated: December

[2] veraltet: Dezember

How to use Wintermonat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wintermonat with translations in English.

[1] Nicht nur in den Wintermonaten sind die Alpen ein beliebtes Urlaubsziel.

[1] The Alps are not only a popular holiday destination in the winter months

[1] „Trotz der nördlichen Lage ist es in den Wintermonaten verhältnismäßig warm.“

[1] "Despite the northern location, it is relatively warm in the winter months"

[1] „Die Wintermonate sind müde geworden.“

[1] "The winter months have become tired"

[1] „Der Schnee, der in den Wintermonaten aufs flache Land gefallen war, suchte sich im Sommer als Schmelzwasser seinen Weg, bis im Herbst neuer Schnee fiel und sich das Spiel wiederholte.“

[1] "The snow that had fallen into the flat country in the winter months was looking for its way as a melt water in summer until new snow fell in autumn and the game repeats itself"

[1] „In den Wintermonaten gingen die Geschäfte nicht so gut, und wenn er knapp bei Kasse war, drückte seine Vermieterin, die im Erdgeschoss wohnte, schon mal ein Auge zu.“

[1] "In the winter months, the business did not go so well, and if he was short of cash, his landlord, who lived on the ground floor, pressed an eye too far"

How do you pronounce Wintermonat?

Wintermonat

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