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Am Abend kommt ein starkes Gewitter über die Havel. In the evening a heavy thunderstorm comes over the Havel.

noun · A2

das Gewitter

[ɡəˈvɪtɐ]

thunderstorm

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Other Examples

  • Bei Gewitter gehen wir sofort aus dem Wasser.

    When there's a thunderstorm, we get out of the water at once.

  • Schläfst du bei Gewitter gut?

    Do you sleep well during a thunderstorm?

  • Frida wartet im Café, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist.

    Frida waits in the café until the thunderstorm is over.

Grammar

Plural
die Gewitter 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 Gewitter die Gewitter
Hörst du den Donner? Das Gewitter kommt näher. Can you hear the thunder? The storm is getting closer.
Accusative wen? was? das Gewitter die Gewitter
Dative wem? dem Gewitter den Gewittern
Wir haben Bruno vor dem Gewitter gewarnt. We warned Bruno about the thunderstorm.
Genitive wessen? des Gewitters der Gewitter

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix witter root

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

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