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