Wind in German 🇩🇪

der Wind info.

Tips to remember the German word ‘der Wind’:

1. Association: Connect ‘der Wind’ with a visual image of the wind blowing leaves or a windmill in motion. Imagine the scene in a stereotypical German setting, like a windy day in the Black Forest or a windy street in Hamburg.
2. Rhyme: Find a word that rhymes with ‘Wind’ in your native language or English, such as ‘kind’ and use that rhyme to reinforce the memory.
3. Sound similarity: ‘Wind’ sounds similar to ‘wind’ in English. Just remember the articles change; it’s ‘the wind’ in English and ‘der Wind’ in masculine German.

Explanations:

– ‘Der Wind’ is a masculine noun in German, hence it comes with the article ‘der’.
– It refers to the natural movement of air, typically the kind that you feel outside.

Other words that mean the same thing:

– ‘Die Brise’: refers to a light or gentle wind.
– ‘Der Sturm’: describes a stronger, more aggressive wind like a storm.
– ‘Das Lüftchen’: a diminutive form, meaning a small or light breeze.

Alternate meanings like slang:

In German slang, ‘Wind machen’ means to hurry up or to speed things up, akin to ‘making wind’ by moving fast. ‘Vielen Wind um etwas machen’ translates to ‘make a big fuss about something’.

Examples of sentences that use ‘der Wind’:

1. “Der Wind weht heute sehr stark.” (The wind is blowing very hard today.)
2. “Im Herbst spürt man den Wind stärker.” (In autumn, one feels the wind more strongly.)
3. “Wenn der Wind aus dem Osten kommt, wird es oft kalt.” (When the wind comes from the east, it often gets cold.)
4. “Kinder lieben es, bei starkem Wind Drachen steigen zu lassen.” (Children love to fly kites in strong wind.)
5. “Der Wind dreht sich, es könnte Wetterumschwung geben.” (The wind is turning, there could be a change in the weather.)

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