Wasser ins Meer tragen
German, verb[ˈvasɐ ɪns meːɐ̯ ˈtʁaːɡn̩]
Wasser ins Meer tragen is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-I-N-S-M-E-E-R-T-R-A-G-E-N (19 letters). Wasser ins Meer tragen is a German verb meaning “to carry coals to Newcastle; to bring owls to Athens (do some redundant and pointless)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Wasser ins Meer tragen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to carry coals to Newcastle; to bring owls to Athens (do some redundant and pointless)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. etwas Sinnloses tun; etwas/jemanden bei etwas unterstützen, obwohl keine Unterstützung nötig ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wasser ins Meer tragen
- trägt Wasser ins Meer present singular third-person
- trug Wasser ins Meer past
- Wasser ins Meer getragen participle past
- trüge Wasser ins Meer past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 6 strong
- Wasser ins Meer tragend participle present
- Wasser ins Meer zu tragen infinitive infinitive-zu
- trage Wasser ins Meer first-person indicative present
- tragen Wasser ins Meer first-person indicative plural
- trägst Wasser ins Meer indicative present second-person
- tragt Wasser ins Meer indicative plural present
- tragest Wasser ins Meer second-person singular subjunctive
- traget Wasser ins Meer plural second-person subjunctive
- trugen Wasser ins Meer first-person indicative plural
- trügen Wasser ins Meer first-person formal plural
- trugst Wasser ins Meer indicative preterite second-person
- trugt Wasser ins Meer indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasser ins Meer tragen?
- [ˈvasɐ ɪns meːɐ̯ ˈtʁaːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.