Polyglot Dictionary

Scheune

/ˈʃɔɪ̯nə/

die 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 Scheunen

Meaning

  1. barn

    • Das Heu liegt in der Scheune.

      The hay is in the barn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

stall

Stall more specifically houses animals, a stable; Scheune is more for storing hay or equipment — both can mean "barn."

Similar in other languages

French

grange

grange is the French word for the same thing — both mean "barn."

Portuguese

celeiro

celeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "barn."

Practice

1 What does Scheune mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Heu liegt in der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Scheune?

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