Vocabulary
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Donner
/ˈdɔnɐ/· noun· Pl. —
thunder
First the lightning, then the Donner — the closer they are, the closer the storm.
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- Singular
- der Donner
- Plural
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- des Donners
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Donner
thunder
Wir hörten den Donner schon von Weitem.
We could hear the thunder from far away.
Word family
Donnerdonnernto thunderder DonnerstagThursday (the day of the thunder god)das Donnerwettertelling-off; (Donnerwetter!) wow!
Common combinations
- lauter Donnerloud thunder
- Blitz und Donnerthunder and lightning
- den Donner hörento hear the thunder
Real examples
- Eine halbe Stunde später hörten wir den ersten Donner.Half an hour later we heard the first thunder.
- Der Donner war so laut, dass das Kind geweint hat.The thunder was so loud that the child cried.
- Nach dem Donner kam der Regen.After the thunder came the rain.
