das Werk

B1

work, plant, factory

English meaning
work, plant, factory
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Werke
Vocabulary package
Trades & Manual Work

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Werk in a sentence

Wir haben gestern das Werk besichtigt.

We visited the factory yesterday.

Declension of das Werk

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Werkdie Werke
Accusativedas Werkdie Werke
Dativedem Werkden Werken
Genitivedes Werkesder 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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