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Is "Wasser" der, die or das?

"Wasser" is das (water). Plural: Wasser.

Learn the correct article for "water" in German

das

The Answer

das Wasser

This noun is neuter (das). Neuter nouns often include diminutives (-chen, -lein), infinitives used as nouns, and many foreign words.

Singular

das Wasser

Plural

die Wasser

Meaning

water

Das Wasser ist kalt.

The water is cold.

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