Polyglot Dictionary

Kaufhaus

/ˈkaʊ̯fˌhaʊ̯s/

das noun A2

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 Kaufhäuser

Meaning

  1. department store

    Built from kaufen (to buy) + Haus (house).

    • Im Kaufhaus gibt es viele Angebote.

      There are many offers at the department store.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • kaufen to buy
  • Haus house

Similar words

warenhaus

Kaufhaus and Warenhaus are close synonyms for "department store," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does Kaufhaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ gibt es viele Angebote.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kaufhaus?

nouncompound

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