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Der Wald am Müggelsee ist groß und grün. The forest by the Müggelsee is big and green.

noun · A2

der Wald

[valt]

forest, woods

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  • Wir laufen bis zum Abend durch den Wald.

    We walk through the forest until evening.

  • Hast du keine Angst allein im Wald?

    Aren't you scared alone in the forest?

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Angst haben

  • Lotte kennt die Namen von allen Wäldern in Berlin.

    Lotte knows the names of all the forests in Berlin.

Grammar

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

Phrases With This Word

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Wald die Wälder
Der Wald ist Kalles Heimat. The forest is Kalle's home.
Accusative wen? was? den Wald die Wälder
Wir laufen bis zum Abend durch den Wald. We walk through the forest until evening.
Dative wem? dem Wald den Wäldern
Hast du keine Angst allein im Wald? Aren't you scared alone in the forest?
Genitive wessen? des Waldes der Wälder
Bruno und Kalle zeichnen beim Wandern die Geräusche des Waldes auf. Bruno and Kalle record the sounds of the forest while hiking.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Waldwegder Regenwald

In Otti's situations: Kalle in the forest, Kalle guides a forest walk

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