die Wetterfahne

B2

weather vane

English meaning
weather vane
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Wetterfahnen
Vocabulary package
Weather & Forecast

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Wetterfahne in a sentence

Die Wetterfahne auf dem Dach zeigt die Windrichtung.

The weather vane on the roof shows the wind direction.

Declension of die Wetterfahne

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wetterfahnedie Wetterfahnen
Accusativedie Wetterfahnedie Wetterfahnen
Dativeder Wetterfahneden Wetterfahnen
Genitiveder Wetterfahneder Wetterfahnen

Word family

die Wetterfahne is built from das Wetter (weather). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Wetterfahne comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Wetter und Fahne

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Questions about Wetterfahne

Is it der, die or das Wetterfahne?

It is die Wetterfahne — Wetterfahne is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Wetterfahnen.

What is the plural of Wetterfahne?

The plural of die Wetterfahne is die Wetterfahnen.

What is the genitive of Wetterfahne?

The genitive singular is der Wetterfahne. The dative plural is den Wetterfahnen.

What does Wetterfahne mean in English?

die Wetterfahne means "weather vane". For example: "Die Wetterfahne auf dem Dach zeigt die Windrichtung." — "The weather vane on the roof shows the wind direction."

What level is Wetterfahne in German?

Wetterfahne is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the weather & forecast vocabulary.

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