Raum

/ʁaʊ̯m/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Räume

Meaning

  1. room, space

    More formal or general than Zimmer, which specifically means a room in a house or apartment; Raum can also mean abstract space.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Zimmer

Zimmer specifically means a room in a home; Raum is broader — any room or space, including abstract space, and sounds more formal.

Practice

1 What does Raum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ war voller Bücher.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Raum?

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