Polyglot Dictionary

Unterkunft

/ˈʊntɐˌkʊnft/

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 Unterkünfte

Meaning

  1. accommodation

    • Wir suchen eine günstige Unterkunft.

      We are looking for cheap accommodation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

quartier

Quartier and Unterkunft are close synonyms for "accommodation"; Quartier carries a slightly military or temporary-lodging connotation, Unterkunft is the general word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alojamiento

alojamiento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "accommodation."

French

hébergement

hébergement is the French word for the same thing — both mean "accommodation."

Practice

1 What does Unterkunft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir suchen eine günstige ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unterkunft?

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