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Kalle lässt das Totholz am Wegrand absichtlich liegen, weil darin unzählige Käfer leben. Kalle deliberately leaves the deadwood by the path, because countless beetles live in it.

noun · C1

das Totholz

[ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s]

deadwood

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Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Totholz
Accusative wen? was? das Totholz
Dative wem? dem Totholz
Siehst du die Pilze auf dem Totholz? Sie zersetzen es langsam zu Erde. Do you see the mushrooms on the deadwood? They're slowly breaking it down into soil.
Genitive wessen? des Totholzes

How the Word Is Built

Tot root holz root

A compound: Tot + das Holz

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

totdas Holzdas Unterholzhölzern

In Otti's situations: Kalle guides a forest walk

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