das Werk
B1work, plant, factory
- English meaning
- work, plant, factory
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Werke
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
- Vocabulary package
- Trades & Manual Work
- Dictionary
- German words with W
Werk in a sentence
Wir haben gestern das Werk besichtigt.
We visited the factory yesterday.
Declension of das Werk
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Werk | die Werke |
| Accusative | das Werk | die Werke |
| Dative | dem Werk | den Werken |
| Genitive | des Werkes | der Werke |
Word family
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Where Werk comes from
althochdeutsch werc "Ergebnis, Tätigkeit", mittelhochdeutsch werch auch "zu bearbeitendes Material, Werkzeug", geht, ebenso wie griechisch ἔργον "Arbeit, Tat, Werk" (anzunehmen ist Existenz von mykenisch *Ϝὲργον), auf anzunehmendes indoeuro…
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Questions about Werk
Is it der, die or das Werk?
It is das Werk — Werk is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Werke.
What is the plural of Werk?
The plural of das Werk is die Werke.
What is the genitive of Werk?
The genitive singular is des Werkes. The dative plural is den Werken.
What does Werk mean in English?
das Werk means "work, plant, factory". For example: "Wir haben gestern das Werk besichtigt." — "We visited the factory yesterday."
What level is Werk in German?
Werk is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the trades & manual work vocabulary.
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