Noun
der Wald
Pronunciation: /valt/
forest; woods; woodland
A2
rank #915
plural Wälder
Meanings
Noun
- forest; woods; woodland
Example sentence
Was wissen Sie über diesen Wald?
What do you know about this forest?
Word forms
singular
der Wald
plural
die Wälder
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Wald
Accusativeden Wald
Dativedem Wald
Genitivedes Waldes
Plural
Nominativedie Wälder
Accusativedie Wälder
Dativeden Wäldern
Genitiveder Wälder
Usage
- im Wald — Dative describes being in the woods.
- Wald → Wälder — The plural adds an umlaut and -er.
Hinter unserem Haus beginnt ein großer Wald.
A large forest begins behind our house.