Breakdown of Wir verschwenden kein Wasser aus diesem Teich.
aus
from / out of (made of)
das Wasser
the water
kein
no, not any
wir
we
Questions & Answers about Wir verschwenden kein Wasser aus diesem Teich.
Is verschwenden part of a transitive and intransitive verb pair?
Yes, it is often confused with verschwinden (to disappear). Verschwenden (to waste) is the weak, transitive verb, meaning it needs a direct object like Wasser. Its strong, intransitive counterpart is verschwinden, which cannot take a direct object. Notice the past tense difference: wir haben verschwendet (we wasted) versus wir sind verschwunden (we disappeared).
Why do we say kein Wasser instead of nicht Wasser?
When you negate an uncountable noun that has no article, like Wasser, German requires you to use kein. You can think of this structurally as saying 'We waste zero water' rather than using nicht to negate the verb.
Why does Teich take the ending -em in aus diesem Teich?
The preposition aus is a strict dative preposition, meaning the noun phrase that follows must be in the dative case. Since Teich (pond) is a masculine noun (der Teich), the demonstrative pronoun dies- takes the masculine dative ending -em.
Does der Teich mean the same thing as der See?