Is it der, die or das Sediment?

DAS

Sediment

The correct article in German of Sediment is das. So it is das Sediment! (nominative case)

The word Sediment is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Sediment?

How does the declension of Sediment work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Sediment	die Sedimente
Genitive	des Sediments des Sedimentes	der Sedimente
Dative	dem Sediment dem Sedimente	den Sedimenten
Akkusative	das Sediment	die Sedimente

What is the meaning of Sediment in German?

Sediment has various definitions in German:

[1] Geology: Deplatency, rock layer, mostly caused by erosion

[1] Geologie: Ablagerung, Gesteinsschicht, meist durch Erosion entstanden

[2] Chemistry: Location of a suspension

[2] Chemie: Bodensatz einer Suspension

[3] Medicine: Preparation of the urine for the microscopic assessment of the solid components

[3] Medizin: Aufbereitung des Urins zur mikroskopischen Beurteilung der festen Bestandteile

How to use Sediment in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sediment with translations in English.

[1] Sedimente entstehen durch Ablagerung von Material an Land und im Meer.

[1] Sediments arise from the storage of material on land and in the sea

[2] Das Sediment setzt sich unter Einfluss der Schwerkraft in Flüssigkeiten ab.

[2] The sediment is under the influence of gravity in liquids

[3] Mit Hilfe von Urinsedimenten lassen sich Infektionen von Harnblase oder Prostata nachweisen.

[3] With the help of urine sediments, infections of urinary bladder or prostate can be detected

Pictures or photos of Sediment

[1] Sedimentablagerung von Sandsteinen, Tonschiefern und Tonsteinen