Noun
die Luft
Pronunciation: /lʊft/
air, atmosphere
B1
rank #573
plural Lüfte
Meanings
Noun
- air, atmosphere
- breeze, zephyr, breath
Example sentence
Möchtest du nicht etwas an die frische Luft?
Wouldn't you like to get some fresh air?
Word forms
singular
die Luft
plural
die Lüfte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Luft
Accusativedie Luft
Dativeder Luft
Genitiveder Luft
Plural
Nominativedie Lüfte
Accusativedie Lüfte
Dativeden Lüften
Genitiveder Lüfte
Usage
- an die frische Luft gehen — Go outside for fresh air; direction takes accusative.
- in der Luft — In the air; location takes dative.
Nach dem Regen ist die Luft besonders klar.
After the rain the air is especially clear.