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Kalle beugt sich über einen alten Brunnen, in dem kaum noch Grundwasser steht. Kalle leans over an old well that has hardly any groundwater left in it.

noun · C1

das Grundwasser

[ˈɡʁʊntˌvasɐ]

groundwater

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Other Examples

  • Wir trinken in Berlin fast ausschließlich Grundwasser aus der Region.

    In Berlin we drink almost nothing but groundwater from the region.

  • Wusstet ihr, dass Regenwasser oft Jahre braucht, bis es das Grundwasser erreicht?

    Did you know that rainwater often takes years to reach the groundwater?

  • Lotte erklärt, das Grundwasser erhole sich erst, wenn mehrere nasse Winter aufeinanderfolgen.

    Lotte explains that the groundwater will only recover after several wet winters in a row.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Grundwasser
Accusative wen? was? das Grundwasser
Dative wem? dem Grundwasser
Genitive wessen? des Grundwassers

How the Word Is Built

Grund root wasser root

A compound: der Grund + das Wasser

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the drought in Brandenburg

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