Definition
A colourless, transparent liquid that humans, animals, and plants need in order to live.
Translations
- English
- water
- Français
- eau
- Türkçe
- su
- Polski
- woda
- Русский
- вода
- Українська
- вода
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Wasser
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
- Nature & Environment
water
/das ˈvasɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Wässer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimaryNature & Environment
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Wasser im See ist sehr kalt.NominativSing.The water in the lake is very cold.
- Bitte gib mir ein Glas Wasser.AkkusativSing.Please give me a glass of water.
- Im Wasser schwimmen kleine Fische.DativSing.Small fish swim in the water.
- Die Oberfläche des Wassers glänzt.GenitivSing.The surface of the water is glistening.
- Diese Wässer enthalten viele Mineralstoffe.NominativPlur.These waters contain many minerals.
- Man verkauft diese Wässer in Flaschen.AkkusativPlur.These waters are sold in bottles.
- In diesen Wässern sind viele Mineralien.DativPlur.These waters contain many minerals.
- Die Zusammensetzung der Wässer ist verschieden.GenitivPlur.The composition of the waters varies.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Wasser/ˈvasɐ/
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Article phrase
das Wasser/das ˈvasɐ/
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Plural
Wässer/ˈvɛsɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Wasser | die Wässer |
| Akkusativ | das Wasser | die Wässer |
| Dativ | dem Wasser | den Wässern |
| Genitiv | des Wassers | der Wässer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationWasser trinken
- Collocationein Glas Wasser
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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