der Brief (letter)

der Brief

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Brief?

It's der Brief. Plural: die Briefe.

Meaning
letter
Gender
masculine
Level
A1 · Everyday
Riddle
Das Papier im Umschlag, das man verschickt.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Brief is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Brief in other languages

Czech
dopis
Slovak
list
Hungarian
levél
Slovenian
pismo
Italian
lettera
Croatian
pismo
Bosnian
pismo
Serbian
pismo
Romanian
scrisoare
Polish
list
Ukrainian
лист
Turkish
mektup
Arabic
رسالة
Persian
نامه
Dari (Afghanistan)
نامه
Pashto (Afghanistan)
لیک

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