No. 1,380 in German
erde
Earth; soil.
In a sentence
Die Erde ist der dritte Planet von der Sonne.
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
In this sentence, 'Erde' is used to refer to the planet Earth, representing a proper noun usage in German.
Ich habe einen Sack Erde für meinen Garten gekauft.
I bought a sack of soil for my garden.
Here, 'Erde' refers to soil or ground material, representing its common noun usage.
Nach dem Heben des Steins war Erde darunter sichtbar.
After lifting the stone, dirt was visible beneath.
In this context, 'Erde' refers to the layer of earth beneath the stone, illustrating its use as common ground material.
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