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An einer Messstelle im Wald liest Kalle ab, wie tief der Grundwasserspiegel gesunken ist. At a measuring point in the forest, Kalle reads off how far the water table has dropped.

noun · C1

der Grundwasserspiegel

[ˈɡʁʊntvasɐˌʃpiːɡl̩]

water table, groundwater level

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Other Examples

  • Seit Jahren beobachten wir, dass der Grundwasserspiegel im Sommer immer weiter sinkt.

    For years we've been watching the water table sink further every summer.

  • Weißt du, warum der Grundwasserspiegel trotz des Regens im Herbst kaum gestiegen ist?

    Do you know why the water table has hardly risen despite the rain in autumn?

  • Frida liest, dass ein sinkender Grundwasserspiegel sogar den Fundamenten alter Häuser schaden kann.

    Frida reads that a falling water table can even damage the foundations of old buildings.

Grammar

Plural
die Grundwasserspiegel In the plural the article is always "die".

How the Word Is Built

Grund root wasser root spiegel root

A compound: das Grundwasser + der Spiegel

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Grundwasserder Spiegelder Meeresspiegel

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

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