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The article for

Wasserball

der Wasserball

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

Plural
die Wasserbälle

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Wasserball?

Wasserball is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Ball. So it’s der Wasserball.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] inflatable ball that is used to play in water

[1] aufblasbarer Ball, der zum Im-Wasser-Spielen verwendet wird

[2] Only singular: sport that is played with [1]

[2] nur Singular: Sportart, die mit [1] gespielt wird

Examples

[1] Throw me the water polo

[1] Wirf mir mal den Wasserball zu.

[2] Leave us water polo play

[2] Lass uns Wasserball spielen!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Wasserball die Wasserbälle
Genitiv des Wasserballes des Wasserballs der Wasserbälle
Dativ dem Wasserball dem Wasserballe den Wasserbällen
Akkusativ den Wasserball die Wasserbälle

Pronunciation

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