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Das Gebirge ist im Winter weiß vom Schnee. In winter the mountains are white with snow.

noun · A2

das Gebirge

[ɡəˈbɪʁɡə]

mountains, mountain range

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Other Examples

  • Kalle wandert gern im Gebirge.

    Kalle likes hiking in the mountains.

  • Wir fahren dieses Jahr ins Gebirge.

    This year we're going to the mountains.

  • Wart ihr schon einmal im Gebirge?

    Have you ever been to the mountains?

Grammar

Plural
die Gebirge In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Gebirge die Gebirge
Das Gebirge ist im Winter weiß vom Schnee. In winter the mountains are white with snow.
Accusative wen? was? das Gebirge die Gebirge
Wir fahren dieses Jahr ins Gebirge. This year we're going to the mountains.
Dative wem? dem Gebirge den Gebirgen
Kalle wandert gern im Gebirge. Kalle likes hiking in the mountains.
Genitive wessen? des Gebirges der Gebirge

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix birg root e suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

der Bergdas Hochgebirge

In Otti's situations: Lotte books a holiday, The friends spend a weekend in the Alps

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