der See (lake)

der See

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das See?

It's der See. Plural: die Seen.

Meaning
lake
Gender
masculine
Level
A1 · Nature
Riddle
Das Wasser mitten im Land, kleiner als ein Meer.

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See in other languages

Czech
jezero
Slovak
jazero
Hungarian
tó
Slovenian
jezero
Italian
lago
Croatian
jezero
Bosnian
jezero
Serbian
jezero
Romanian
lac
Polish
jezioro
Ukrainian
озеро
Turkish
göl
Arabic
بحيرة
Persian
دریاچه
Dari (Afghanistan)
جهیل
Pashto (Afghanistan)
ډنډ

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