drinking water
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drinking water
Refers to water that is suitable for drinking and for preparing food. It is used almost exclusively as the defining element in compound nouns to indicate their connection to drinking water.
Die neue Trinkwasser-Verordnung legt strengere Grenzwerte für Schadstoffe fest.
The new drinking water regulation sets stricter limits for pollutants.
The word 'Trinkwasser' is a compound noun made from the verb 'trinken' (to drink) and the noun 'Wasser' (water). So it literally means 'water for drinking'.
In vielen Ländern ist sauberes Trinkwasser nicht selbstverständlich.
In many countries, clean drinking water cannot be taken for granted.
'Trinkwasser' is almost always used as the first part of a new compound noun to describe something that has to do with drinking water.
Die Trinkwasserqualität wird regelmäßig kontrolliert.
Drinking water quality is checked regularly.
Although it describes something, 'Trinkwasser' is not declined like a normal adjective before a noun. You say 'ein Glas Trinkwasser' (a glass of drinking water), not 'ein trinkwasseres Glas'.
Bitte gib mir ein Glas Trinkwasser.
Please give me a glass of drinking water.
tap water
Trinkwasser describes water in terms of whether it is suitable for drinking and preparing food. Leitungswasser, on the other hand, describes its origin in the water pipes or tap. Leitungswasser is often also Trinkwasser, but the words answer different questions: quality or origin.
Das geprüfte Wasser aus dem Dorfbrunnen kann als Trinkwasser verwendet werden.
The tested water from the village well can be used as drinking water.
Das Wasser in diesem Glas ist Leitungswasser und kommt direkt aus dem Hahn.
The water in this glass is tap water and comes directly from the faucet.
