noun#782 by frequency
die Luft
/lʊft/
air, atmosphere; breeze, zephyr, breath
- genitive
- der Luft
- plural
- die Lüfte
Meanings
- 1
air, atmosphere
Ohne Luft kann man nicht leben.
We cannot live without air.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Luft hier ist sehr schlecht.
The air here is very bad.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
breeze, zephyr, breath
Holen Sie bitte tief Luft.
Take a deep breath, please.
Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mir wurde die Luft knapp.
I was running out of breath.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieLuft | dieLüfte |
| accusative | dieLuft | dieLüfte |
| dative | derLuft | denLüften |
| genitive | derLuft | derLüfte |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.