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The article for

Kompost

der Kompost

Kompost is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural
English
compost
Topic
Garden

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Why is it der Kompost?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Kompost, so learn the two together: der Kompost.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Organic substances in the final stage of the Rotte

[1] organische Stoffe im Endstadium der Rotte

Examples

To produce a good compost you need many earthworms

[1] Zur Herstellung eines guten Kompostes benötigt man viele Regenwürmer.

[1] "The camp was also environmentally friendly, produced solar power and processed all kitchen waste to compost with which the extensive vegetable garden was fertilized"

[1] „Das Camp war auch umweltfreundlich, produzierte Solarstrom und verarbeitete alle Küchenabfälle zu Kompost, mit dem der ausgedehnte Gemüsegarten gedüngt wurde.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "I brought the shells to the compost and the mother put the potatoes on" "

[1] „Ich brachte die Schalen auf den Kompost, und die Mutter setzte die Kartoffeln auf.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Kompost —
Genitiv des Kompostes des Komposts —
Dativ dem Kompost —
Akkusativ den Kompost —

Pronunciation

In context

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