der Nieselregen
drizzle
Light rain consisting of very small water droplets falling densely.
EXAMPLE
Seit dem Morgen fällt feiner Nieselregen.
Fine drizzle has been falling since morning.
der Nieselregen
drizzle
der Nieselregen, die Nieselregen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Nieselregen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nieselregen |
| genitive | des Nieselregens |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Nieselregen | die Nieselregen |
| accusative | den Nieselregen | die Nieselregen |
| dative | dem Nieselregen | den Nieselregen |
| genitive | des Nieselregens | der Nieselregen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Nieselregen' (drizzle) consists of 'Niesel-' and 'Regen' (rain). The first component belongs to the verb 'nieseln' (to drizzle) and describes the type of rain more precisely.
EXAMPLE
Obwohl es nur nieselte, wurden wir nach einer Stunde im Nieselregen ziemlich nass.
Although it was only drizzling, we got quite wet after an hour in the drizzle.
Typical collocations
Common collocations are 'feiner Nieselregen' (fine drizzle), 'leichter Nieselregen' (light drizzle), and 'anhaltender Nieselregen' (persistent drizzle). 'Anhaltend' emphasizes that the rain does not stop for a longer period of time.
EXAMPLE
Anhaltender Nieselregen begleitete uns auf der gesamten Wanderung.
Persistent drizzle accompanied us throughout the entire hike.
Weather as accompanying circumstance
'Bei Nieselregen' (in drizzle) describes the weather conditions during an activity. After 'bei' (in / during), the dative is used; in this expression, 'Nieselregen' is usually used without an article.
EXAMPLE
Wir gingen bei Nieselregen am See spazieren.
We went for a walk by the lake in the drizzle.
In real life
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