Dezember

noun
December
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Means 'December', the month. Masculine noun (der Dezember) with plural form Dezember; singular genitive often adds -s (des Dezembers). Declension follows regular month patterns but note genitive/accusative forms in metadata. No unusual plural form; used for dates and seasonal references.

Examples

Im Dezember schloss die Schule, obwohl noch viele Projekte offen waren.
In December the school closed, although many projects were still open.
Im Dezember feiern wir Weihnachten.
In December we celebrate Christmas.
Im Dezember ist Weihnachten.
Christmas is in December.

Details

PluralDezember

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeder Dezemberdie Dezember
genitivedes Dezembersder Dezember
dativedem Dezemberden Dezembern
accusativeden Dezemberdie Dezember

Mnemonics

๐Ÿ‘๏ธVisualize a snowy calendar page labeled 'Dezember'.
๐Ÿ‘‚Looks like English 'December'.
โšง๏ธRemember 'der Dezember' โ€” months are masculine (der).

Notes

Months are masculine in German; plural is rarely used.

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