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The article for

Herbst

der Herbst

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] season between summer and winter

[1] Jahreszeit, die zwischen Sommer und Winter liegt

[2] Translated, regionally: the fruit harvest, the wine harvest

[2] übertragen, regional: die Obsternte, die Weinlese

Examples

[1] In autumn the children collect chestnut

[1] Im Herbst sammeln die Kinder Kastanien.

[1] "They had his death when they learned from him, mattled and since then many spring and autumn without him"

[1] „Sie hatten seinen Tod, als sie von ihm erfuhren, beweint und seither viele Frühlinge und Herbste ohne ihn durchlebt.“

[1] "In the fall of 1944, a bit excitingly new" began "

[1] „Im Herbst 1944 begann etwas aufregend Neues.“

[1, 2] Autumn begins

[1, 2] Der Herbst beginnt.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Herbst die Herbste
Genitiv des Herbsts des Herbstes der Herbste
Dativ dem Herbst dem Herbste den Herbsten
Akkusativ den Herbst die Herbste
Sense 2
derdie

Meaning

[1] A German surname, family name

[1] ein deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Examples

Ole

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Grammar note

The oral, colloquial use of the article for last names is not uniformly used to do not use an article, Central German is inconsistent, in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms the article tends to be needed.

In the event of an article use: the "autumn" - for male individuals who "autumn" in the singular - for female individuals and/or a "autumn" for one and/or a relative from the family "autumn “And/or the group of namesers. The one in the plural applies to the family and/or all name carriers of the same name. The written, standard language use for last names is in principle without an article.

Declension

1 Singular m Singular f Plural
Nominativ der Herbst (Herbst) die Herbst (Herbst) die Herbsts
Genitiv des Herbst des Herbsts Herbsts der Herbst (Herbst) der Herbsts
Dativ dem Herbst (Herbst) der Herbst (Herbst) den Herbsts
Akkusativ den Herbst (Herbst) die Herbst (Herbst) die Herbsts
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

Pronunciation

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