Definition
A railed platform on the outside of a building that can be reached from inside.
Translations
- English
- balcony
- Français
- balcon
- Türkçe
- balkon
- Polski
- balkon
- Русский
- балкон
- Українська
- балкон
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Balkon
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
balcony
/deːɐ̯ balˈkoːn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Balkone
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Balkon ist nach Süden ausgerichtet.NominativSing.The balcony faces south.
- Wir betreten den Balkon durch die Balkontür.AkkusativSing.We enter the balcony through the balcony door.
- Auf dem Balkon stehen zwei Stühle.DativSing.There are two chairs on the balcony.
- Die Aussicht des Balkons ist beeindruckend.GenitivSing.The view from the balcony is impressive.
- Die Balkone der Häuser sind unterschiedlich groß.NominativPlur.The balconies of the houses are different sizes.
- Das Haus hat mehrere Balkone.AkkusativPlur.The house has several balconies.
- Auf den Balkonen sitzen viele Gäste.DativPlur.Many guests are sitting on the balconies.
- Die Geländer der Balkone müssen regelmäßig geprüft werden.GenitivPlur.The railings of the balconies must be checked regularly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Balkon/balˈkoːn/
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Article phrase
der Balkon/deːɐ̯ balˈkoːn/
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Plural
Balkone/balˈkoːnə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Balkon | die Balkone |
| Akkusativ | den Balkon | die Balkone |
| Dativ | dem Balkon | den Balkonen |
| Genitiv | des Balkons | der Balkone |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Balkonauf + Dativ
- CollocationBalkon nach Süden
- CollocationBalkon mit Blumen
- Collocationvom Balkon aus fotografieren
- Collocationeinen Balkon bepflanzen
- Sentence patternDer Balkon bietet einen schönen Blick über die Stadt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Balkon“ is a simple noun and not a transparently recognizable modern compound in German.
Word family
- Balkontür
- Balkongeländer