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der Blitz

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Blitz?

It's der Blitz. Plural: die Blitze.

Meaning
lightning
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Nature
Riddle
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Why it's der: Weather and directions

Most weather words are der (der Regen, der Wind), and so are the directions: der Norden, der Süden. Blitz follows the rule.

All 30 rules for der, die and das ›

Blitz in other languages

Czech
blesk
Slovak
blesk
Hungarian
villám
Slovenian
strela
Italian
fulmine
Croatian
munja
Bosnian
munja
Serbian
munja
Romanian
fulger
Polish
błyskawica
Ukrainian
блискавка
Turkish
şimşek
Arabic
برق
Persian
صاعقه
Dari (Afghanistan)
برق آسمان
Pashto (Afghanistan)
تندر

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