Translation
the house; home, building
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Word origin
From Old High German hūs, from the same Germanic root as English house.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- hūs
- English cognates
- house
Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | das Haus | die Häuser |
| Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohne | das Haus | die Häuser |
| Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, bei | dem Haus (Hause) | den Häusern |
| Genitiveof; after wegen, während | des Hauses | der Häuser |
The plural takes an umlaut and -er: Haus, Häuser. The dative plural always ends in -n, which is why it is den Häusern. The old dative Hause survives in two phrases you will use daily: zu Hause, at home, and nach Hause, home(wards).
Examples
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The house has a large garden.
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This evening we are staying at home.
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Her parents have bought an old house.
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Stories
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Grammar articles
(20)German Adjective Endings: Strong, Weak and Mixed in Three Tables
German Articles: Der, Die, Das and the Full Case Chart
German Cases Chart: All Four, in the Order They Matter
German Colours: rot, blau, grün and Welche Farbe hat...?
German Superlative and Comparative: -er, am -sten and Umlauts
German Compound Nouns: Connecting Letters (Fugenelemente)
German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German Negation: Nicht or Kein, and Where Nicht Goes
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Personal Pronouns: ich, mich, mir and the Formal Sie
German Plurals Beyond the Basics: -nis Nouns and Neuter -(e)n
German Plurals: Eight Patterns and the Rules That Predict Them
German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein and Their Endings
German Prepositions: Which Case Each One Takes, in One Chart
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
German Separable Verbs: anrufen, aufstehen and the Prefix That Jumps to the End
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
German Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes for Reading
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: Haus, Zeit, weil and 11 more words.