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der Briefumschlag

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Briefumschlag?

It's der Briefumschlag. Plural: die Briefumschläge.

Meaning
envelope
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Work
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Briefumschlag in other languages

Czech
obálka
Slovak
obálka
Hungarian
boríték
Slovenian
kuverta
Italian
busta
Croatian
omotnica
Bosnian
koverta
Serbian
koverta
Romanian
plic
Polish
koperta
Ukrainian
конверт
Turkish
zarf
Arabic
ظرف
Persian
پاکت
Dari (Afghanistan)
پاکت
Pashto (Afghanistan)
پاکټ

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