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The article for

Werg

das Werg

Werg is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it das Werg?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] fibers of flax or hemp that occur during processing and have a low quality

[1] Fasern von Flachs oder Hanf, die bei der Verarbeitung anfallen und eine geringe Qualität aufweisen

Examples

[1] WERG becomes. used for sealing.

[1] Werg wird u.a. zum Abdichten verwendet.

[1] "The boat smelled strongly of fish, after tar and advertising - urgently sharp, but not unpleasant"

[1] „Das Boot roch stark nach Fisch, nach Teer und Werg – durchdringend scharf, aber nicht unangenehm.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "That was Werg on all Spindelnä"

[1] „Das war Werg auf allen Spindeln.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Werg —
Genitiv des Wergs des Werges —
Dativ dem Werg —
Akkusativ das Werg —

Pronunciation

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