Definition
A cloud of tiny water droplets close to the ground that reduces visibility.
Translations
- English
- fog
- Français
- brouillard
- Türkçe
- sis
- Polski
- mgła
- Русский
- туман
- Українська
- туман
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Nebel
- B1
- Noun
- Weather & Seasons
- Travel & Transport
fog
/deːɐ̯ ˈneːbl̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Nebel
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Weather & SeasonsPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Dichter Nebel liegt über der Straße.NominativSing.Dense fog lies over the road.
- Der starke Wind vertreibt den Nebel schnell.AkkusativSing.The strong wind quickly drives away the fog.
- Bei dichtem Nebel fährt man besonders vorsichtig.DativSing.When there is dense fog, people drive especially carefully.
- Die Farbe des Nebels verändert sich im Morgenlicht.GenitivSing.The color of the fog changes in the morning light.
- Nebel ziehen am frühen Morgen über das Tal.NominativPlur.Fog drifts over the valley early in the morning.
- Die warmen Sonnenstrahlen lösen die Nebel langsam auf.AkkusativPlur.The warm rays of the sun slowly dissipate the fog.
- Bei den Nebeln in den Bergen ist die Sicht oft schlecht.DativPlur.Visibility is often poor in the fogs in the mountains.
- Die Ursachen der Nebel sind nicht immer eindeutig.GenitivPlur.The causes of the fogs are not always clear.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Nebel/ˈneːbl̩/
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Article phrase
der Nebel/deːɐ̯ ˈneːbl̩/
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Plural
Nebel/ˈneːbl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Nebel | die Nebel |
| Akkusativ | den Nebel | die Nebel |
| Dativ | dem Nebel | den Nebeln |
| Genitiv | des Nebels | der Nebel |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationdichter Nebel
- Collocationim Nebel verschwinden
- CollocationNebel liegt über der Landschaft
- Verb constructionden Nebel vertreiben + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionbei Nebelbei + Dativ
- Sentence patternBei Nebel ist die Sicht eingeschränkt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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