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
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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
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.
- Das ist Wasser aus der Leitung.NominativSing.This is tap water.
- Das Wasser ist kalt.NominativSing.The water is cold.
- Bitte gib mir ein Glas Wasser.AkkusativSing.Please give me a glass of water.
- Wir trinken viel Wasser.AkkusativSing.We drink a lot of water.
- Bitte bring mir ein Glas Wasser.AkkusativSing.Please bring me a glass of water.
- Diese Wässer enthalten viele Mineralstoffe.NominativPlur.These waters contain many minerals.
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.
Formation typeSimple word