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die Luft

B1

air

English meaning
air
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Weather & Forecast

Luft in a sentence

Oh, hier ist aber schlechte Luft.

Oh, but the air quality is poor here.

Declension of die Luft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Luft
Accusativedie Luft
Dativeder Luft
Genitiveder Luft

Word family

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Where Luft comes from

mittelhochdeutsch luft, althochdeutsch luft, germanisch *luftu- „Luft“, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert.

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Questions about Luft

Is it der, die or das Luft?

It is die Luft — Luft is feminine.

What is the genitive of Luft?

The genitive singular is der Luft.

What does Luft mean in English?

die Luft means "air". For example: "Oh, hier ist aber schlechte Luft." — "Oh, but the air quality is poor here."

What level is Luft in German?

Luft is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the weather & forecast vocabulary.

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