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