Feuer

noun
fire
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Feuer (das) means 'fire' in general and can be countable ('a fire') or uncountable. Plural is Feuer (unchanged). Declensions: singular genitive des Feuers, plural nominative die Feuer. Gender is neuter (das). No special preposition. Can mean flame, combustion, or campfire/large fire events.

Examples

Das Team löschte das Feuer, das in der Küche ausbrach, bevor es größeren Schaden anrichten konnte.
The team extinguished the fire that broke out in the kitchen before it could cause greater damage.
Im Kamin brennt ein warmes Feuer.
A warm fire is burning in the fireplace.
Das Feuer im Kamin war sehr warm.
The fire in the fireplace was very warm.

Details

PluralFeuer

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Feuerdie Feuer
genitivedes Feuersder Feuer
dativedem Feuerden Feuern
accusativedas Feuerdie Feuer

Mnemonics

👁️picture a blazing camp fire labeled 'Feuer' to remember 'fire'
👂sounds like 'foyer' — imagine a warm foyer with a fire
⚧️das = think of 'das' as neutral thing: an element like 'fire' has neutral noun gender here

Notes

Can be countable (a fire) or uncountable (fire as an element).

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