das Flusswasser
river water
The water found in a river or originating from a river.
EXAMPLE
Das Flusswasser ist nach dem starken Regen trüb.
The river water is cloudy after the heavy rain.
das Flusswasser
river water
das Flusswasser, die Flusswasser
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Flusswasser, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Flusswasser |
| genitive | des Flusswassers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Flusswasser | die Flusswasser die Flusswässer |
| accusative | das Flusswasser | die Flusswasser die Flusswässer |
| dative | dem Flusswasser | den Flusswassern den Flusswässern |
| genitive | des Flusswassers | der Flusswasser der Flusswässer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Flusswasser' (river water) is made up of 'Fluss' (river) and 'Wasser' (water). The base word 'Wasser' (water) refers to the substance, while 'Fluss' (river) indicates where the water comes from.
EXAMPLE
Das Flusswasser hat nach dem Unwetter viele Äste mitgerissen.
The river water carried away many branches after the storm.
Typical collocations
Common collocations with 'Flusswasser' (river water) describe its properties or condition, such as 'trübes Flusswasser' (cloudy river water), 'verschmutztes Flusswasser' (polluted river water), and 'klares Flusswasser' (clear river water). 'die Qualität des Flusswassers' (the quality of the river water) is another typical collocation.
EXAMPLE
Die Experten untersuchen regelmäßig die Qualität des Flusswassers.
Experts regularly test the quality of the river water.
Environmental language
'Flusswasser' (river water) occurs particularly often in texts about the environment, water protection, and water quality. Typical verbs in this context are 'untersuchen' (to examine), 'reinigen' (to clean), and 'verschmutzen' (to pollute).
EXAMPLE
Die Fabrik hat das Flusswasser mit ungeklärtem Abwasser verschmutzt.
The factory polluted the river water with untreated wastewater.
In real life
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