water damage
der Wasserschaden, die Wasserschäden
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water damage
Damage to a building or belongings caused by water that has seeped in or leaked out.
Ein geplatztes Rohr hat in unserer Wohnung einen schweren Wasserschaden verursacht.
A burst pipe caused severe water damage in our apartment.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Wasserschäden |
| genitive | des Wasserschadens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Wasserschaden | die Wasserschäden |
| accusative | den Wasserschaden | die Wasserschäden |
| dative | dem Wasserschaden | den Wasserschäden |
| genitive | des Wasserschadens | der Wasserschäden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Wasserschaden' (water damage) consists of 'Wasser' (water) and 'Schaden' (damage). The first part indicates the cause of the damage.
Durch die undichte Waschmaschine ist ein Wasserschaden entstanden.
The leaky washing machine caused water damage.
Common collocations include 'einen Wasserschaden feststellen' (to detect water damage), 'einen Wasserschaden verursachen' (to cause water damage), and 'einen Wasserschaden beheben' (to repair water damage). These expressions help you talk about detecting the damage, its cause, and its repair.
Eine Fachfirma soll den Wasserschaden im Keller beheben.
A specialist company is supposed to repair the water damage in the basement.
A common pattern is 'einen Wasserschaden jemandem melden' (to report water damage to someone): the damage is in the accusative, while the person or institution being informed is in the dative. In everyday housing situations, 'dem Vermieter einen Wasserschaden melden' (to report water damage to the landlord) is especially useful.
Wir haben unserem Vermieter den Wasserschaden sofort gemeldet.
We reported the water damage to our landlord immediately.
