Polyglot Dictionary

Haus

/haʊ̯s/

das noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Häuser
genitive
des Hauses
dative plural
den Häusern

Meaning

  1. house, building

    • Sie wohnen in einem alten Haus am Fluss.

      They live in an old house by the river.

  2. home

    In fixed phrases with nach and zu, Haus means home rather than the building itself.

    • Ich gehe nach Hause.

      I'm going home.

      Movement towards home takes nach Hause.

    • Ich bin zu Hause.

      I'm at home.

      Being at home takes zu Hause.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Illustrations

A simple line drawing of a house with a pitched roof, a door, two windows and a chimney
A typical Einfamilienhaus — a detached family house.

Similar words

Gebäude

Haus more specifically means "house," residential; Gebäude is more general, any type of building.

Practice

1 What does Haus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wohnen in einem alten ___ am Fluss.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haus?

Synonyms

  • Gebäude
  • Wohnhaus

See also

nouneverydaycore-vocabulary

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