das Spurenelement

C1

trace element

English meaning
trace element
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Spurenelemente
Vocabulary package
Organs & Inside the Body

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Spurenelement in a sentence

Spurenelemente sind essentiell für die Gesundheit.

Trace elements are essential for health.

Declension of das Spurenelement

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Spurenelementdie Spurenelemente
Accusativedas Spurenelementdie Spurenelemente
Dativedem Spurenelementden Spurenelementen
Genitivedes Spurenelementsder Spurenelemente

Word family

das Spurenelement is built from die Spur (track, trace). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Spurenelement comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Spur und Element sowie dem Fugenelement -en

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Questions about Spurenelement

Is it der, die or das Spurenelement?

It is das Spurenelement — Spurenelement is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Spurenelemente.

What is the plural of Spurenelement?

The plural of das Spurenelement is die Spurenelemente.

What is the genitive of Spurenelement?

The genitive singular is des Spurenelements. The dative plural is den Spurenelementen.

What does Spurenelement mean in English?

das Spurenelement means "trace element". For example: "Spurenelemente sind essentiell für die Gesundheit." — "Trace elements are essential for health."

What level is Spurenelement in German?

Spurenelement is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the organs & inside the body vocabulary.

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