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The article for

Müll

der Müll

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

Plural
no plural
English
rubbish, waste
Level
A2
Topic
Cleaning

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Why is it der Müll?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] mixed waste, worthless waste mixture

[1] gemischte Abfälle, wertlose Abfallmischung

[2] Colloquially: nonsense

[2] umgangssprachlich: Unsinn

Examples

[1] Rubbish only arises when different types of waste are thrown together and are then difficult to recycle due to their mutual pollution

[1] Müll entsteht erst dadurch, dass verschiedene Abfälle zusammengeworfen werden und dann wegen ihrer gegenseitigen Verschmutzung nur noch schwer verwertbar sind.

[1] "I actually saw her lying in the ash bucket, already half covered by garbage, and this sight made me uncomfortable." [3]

[1] „Wirklich sah ich sie, schon halb von Müll bedeckt, im Ascheneimer liegen, und dieser Anblick flößte mir Unbehagen ein.“[3]
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "For example, like other children in the park, I just threw my rubbish into the area ." [4]

[1] „Ich habe zum Beispiel wie andere Kinder auch im Park meinen Müll einfach in die Gegend geworfen.“[4]

[2] He only talks garbage.

[2] Er redet nur noch Müll.

[2] His inbox is full of trash.

[2] Sein Posteingang ist voller Müll.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Müll —
Genitiv des Mülles des Mülls —
Dativ dem Müll —
Akkusativ den Müll —

Pronunciation

In context

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