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der Wald

A2

forest

English meaning
forest
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Wälder
Vocabulary package
Landscape & Terrain

Wald in a sentence

Im Wald ist es ruhig.

It is quiet in the forest.

Declension of der Wald

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Walddie Wälder
Accusativeden Walddie Wälder
Dativedem Waldden Wäldern
Genitivedes Waldesder Wälder

Word family

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Where Wald comes from

Von Mittelhochdeutsch walt, von Althochdeutsch wald (8. Jahrhundert), von Urgermanisch *walþuz, von Urindogermanisch *weltos; weitere Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen: siehe *weltos

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Questions about Wald

Is it der, die or das Wald?

It is der Wald — Wald is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Wälder.

What is the plural of Wald?

The plural of der Wald is die Wälder.

What is the genitive of Wald?

The genitive singular is des Waldes. The dative plural is den Wäldern.

What does Wald mean in English?

der Wald means "forest". For example: "Im Wald ist es ruhig." — "It is quiet in the forest."

What level is Wald in German?

Wald is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the landscape & terrain vocabulary.

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