In German, "envelope" is der Briefumschlag. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn German, "envelope" is der Briefumschlag. It is a noun. The word is spelled der Briefumschlag and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.
German nouns have three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). The gender of der Briefumschlag should be learnt together with the word itself.
Use der Briefumschlag as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how der Briefumschlag fits into a sentence.
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