Noun
das Gebirge
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈbɪʁɡə/
a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains
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plural Gebirge
Meanings
Noun
- a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains
- geographical area containing mountains
Example sentence
Diesen Sommer fahren wir ins Gebirge und ans Meer.
This summer we'll go to the mountains and to the sea.
Word forms
singular
das Gebirge
plural
die Gebirge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Gebirge
Accusativedas Gebirge
Dativedem Gebirge
Genitivedes Gebirges
Plural
Nominativedie Gebirge
Accusativedie Gebirge
Dativeden Gebirgen
Genitiveder Gebirge
Usage
- ins Gebirge fahren — Go to the mountains; ins marks the destination.
- Gebirge / Berg — A mountain range differs from one individual mountain.
Hinter dem See beginnt ein hohes Gebirge.
A high mountain range begins beyond the lake.