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der Abfall

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Abfall?

It's der Abfall. Plural: die Abfälle.

Meaning
waste
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · At home
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Abfall is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Abfall in other languages

Czech
odpad
Slovak
odpad
Hungarian
hulladék
Slovenian
odpadki
Italian
rifiuti
Croatian
otpad
Bosnian
otpad
Serbian
otpad
Romanian
deșeuri
Polish
odpady
Ukrainian
відходи
Turkish
atık
Arabic
نفايات
Persian
زباله
Dari (Afghanistan)
کثافات
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کثافات

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