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Bei Sonnenaufgang erreicht Kalle als Erster den Gipfel und breitet die Arme aus. At sunrise Kalle is the first to reach the summit, and he spreads his arms wide.

noun · C1

der Gipfel

[ˈɡɪp͡fl̩]

summit, peak

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  • Wir brechen um vier Uhr auf, damit wir den Gipfel vor den Nachmittagsgewittern erreichen.

    We're setting off at four so that we reach the summit before the afternoon thunderstorms.

  • Siehst du die Wolke am Gipfel? Die bedeutet meistens, dass das Wetter umschlägt.

    Do you see the cloud on the summit? It usually means the weather is about to turn.

  • Ringsum ragen schneebedeckte Gipfel in den klaren Morgenhimmel.

    All around, snow-capped peaks rise into the clear morning sky.

Grammar

Plural
die Gipfel 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? der Gipfel die Gipfel
Accusative wen? was? den Gipfel die Gipfel
Wir brechen um vier Uhr auf, damit wir den Gipfel vor den Nachmittagsgewittern erreichen. We're setting off at four so that we reach the summit before the afternoon thunderstorms.
Dative wem? dem Gipfel den Gipfeln
Siehst du die Wolke am Gipfel? Die bedeutet meistens, dass das Wetter umschlägt. Do you see the cloud on the summit? It usually means the weather is about to turn.
Genitive wessen? des Gipfels der Gipfel
Kurz unterhalb des Gipfels kehrt Kalle um, weil sich am Horizont ein Gewitter zusammenbraut. Just below the summit, Kalle turns back because a thunderstorm is brewing on the horizon.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

das Gipfelkreuzder Berggipfelgipfeln

In Otti's situations: The friends spend a weekend in the Alps

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