Grundwasser: der, die or das?
dasGrundwasser
Groundwater
Short answer: Grundwasser takes the article das (das Grundwasser). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “groundwater” in English.
Grundwasser: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Groundwater
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Grundwasser take das?
Grundwasser is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Wasser → das Grundwasser.
See the article rules →Grundwasser in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Grundwasser |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Grundwasser |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Grundwasser |
More words ending in -wasser
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
