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Auf dem steilen Geröll rutscht Bruno bei jedem Schritt ein Stück zurück. On the steep scree Bruno slides back a little with every step.

noun · C1

das Geröll

[ɡəˈʁœl]

scree, loose rocks, rubble

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  • Ich setze meine Füße im Geröll ganz bewusst, damit sich keine Steine lösen.

    I place my feet very deliberately on the scree so that no stones come loose.

  • Haltet Abstand zueinander, solange ihr durchs Geröll geht, falls doch ein Stein ins Rollen kommt.

    Keep your distance from each other while you cross the scree, in case a stone does start rolling.

  • Nach dem Gewitter versperrt frisches Geröll den Wanderweg, sodass die Gruppe einen Umweg nehmen muss.

    After the thunderstorm, fresh rubble blocks the hiking trail, so the group has to take a detour.

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Geröll
Accusative wen? was? das Geröll
Haltet Abstand zueinander, solange ihr durchs Geröll geht, falls doch ein Stein ins Rollen kommt. Keep your distance from each other while you cross the scree, in case a stone does start rolling.
Dative wem? dem Geröll
Ich setze meine Füße im Geröll ganz bewusst, damit sich keine Steine lösen. I place my feet very deliberately on the scree so that no stones come loose.
Genitive wessen? des Gerölls

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix röll root

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

rollendie Rolle

In Otti's situations: The friends spend a weekend in the Alps

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