Polyglot Dictionary

Einfamilienhaus

/ˈaɪ̯nfaˌmiːli̯ənˌhaʊ̯s/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Einfamilienhäuser

Meaning

  1. detached house

    Built from ein (one) + Familie (family) + Haus (house).

    • Sie bauen ein Einfamilienhaus.

      They are building a detached house.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • ein one
  • Familie family
  • Haus house

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pavillon

pavillon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "detached house."

Practice

1 What does Einfamilienhaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie bauen ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Einfamilienhaus?

nouncompound

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