Kalle erkennt den Wassermangel sofort an den braunen Nadeln der jungen Kiefern. Kalle recognises the water shortage at once from the brown needles of the young pines.

noun · C1

der Wassermangel

[ˈvasɐˌmaŋl̩]

water shortage, lack of water

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Other Examples

Bei Wassermangel gieße ich meine Tomaten nur noch frühmorgens, damit nichts verdunstet.

When water is short, I only water my tomatoes early in the morning so that nothing evaporates.
Habt ihr in eurem Garten auch mit Wassermangel zu kämpfen?

Are you struggling with a lack of water in your garden too?
Manche Pflanzen wie Lavendel kommen mit Wassermangel erstaunlich gut zurecht.

Some plants, like lavender, cope with a lack of water surprisingly well.

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Wassermangel
Accusative wen? was?	den Wassermangel	Kalle erkennt den Wassermangel sofort an den braunen Nadeln der jungen Kiefern. Kalle recognises the water shortage at once from the brown needles of the young pines.
Dative wem?	dem Wassermangel
Genitive wessen?	des Wassermangels

How the Word Is Built

Wasser root mangel root

A compound: das Wasser + der Mangel

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Wasser der Mangelmangeln

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

austrocknen die Dürre das Feuer der Funke das Grundwasser der Grundwasserspiegel der Kiefernwald leichtsinnig löschen mit dem Feuer spielen der Niederschlag der Regen

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