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das Wasser

water

Nominative Sg.das Wasser
Genitive Sg.des Wassers
Nominative Plural
die Wässer
Dative Pluralden Wässern
Gender / Plural CueUsually uncountable singular (das Wasser); plural Wässer for water types

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
das Wasser
die Wässer
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Wasser
die Wässer
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Wasser
den Wässern
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Wassers
der Wässer

Why These Endings Work

Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.

  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Wässer → Wässern.
Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Accusative

Ein Glas Wasser, bitte.

A glass of water, please.

Nominative

Das Wasser im See ist noch sehr kalt.

The water in the lake is still very cold.

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FAQs: das Wasser

Is "Wasser" der, die, or das in German?

"Wasser" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Wasser). Gender cue: Usually uncountable singular (das Wasser); plural Wässer for water types.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Wasser"?

The Nominative plural of das Wasser is "die Wässer" (pattern: ¨-). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Wässern".

How does "das Wasser" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a strong neuter noun, "Wasser" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Wassers); Accusative and Dative keep "Wasser".