Nomen

die Briefe

letters

Ich schreibe viele Briefe.

I write many letters.

Die alten Briefe sind im Karton.

The old letters are in the box.

(Nominative Plural) as subject Die Briefe liegen auf dem Tisch.

(Accusative Plural) as object Ich habe die Briefe gelesen.

Synonyms: Schreiben (writings), Mitteilungen (messages), Post (mail)

From Latin 'brevis' (short), referring to a short written document. 'Briefe' is the plural form.

Think of the English word 'brief'. A letter was originally a brief message. 'Briefe' is simply the plural form.

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