Definition
The lower surface of a room on which people stand or walk.
Translations
- English
- floor
- Français
- sol
- Türkçe
- zemin
- Polski
- podłoga
- Русский
- пол
- Українська
- підлога
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Boden
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
floor
/deːɐ̯ ˈboːdn̩/
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
- Böden
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Boden in der Küche ist aus Holz.NominativSing.The floor in the kitchen is made of wood.
- Bitte stell die Tasche auf den Boden.AkkusativSing.Please put the bag on the floor.
- Auf dem Boden liegt ein kleiner Teppich.DativSing.There is a small rug on the floor.
- Die Farbe des Bodens ist hellbraun.GenitivSing.The color of the floor is light brown.
- Die Böden der alten Häuser sind uneben.NominativPlur.The floors of the old houses are uneven.
- Die Handwerker erneuern die Böden im Gebäude.AkkusativPlur.The craftsmen are renovating the floors in the building.
- Die Kinder laufen auf den Böden der Turnhalle.DativPlur.The children run on the floors of the gymnasium.
- Die Oberfläche der Böden muss regelmäßig gereinigt werden.GenitivPlur.The surface of the floors must be cleaned regularly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Boden/ˈboːdn̩/
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Article phrase
der Boden/deːɐ̯ ˈboːdn̩/
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Plural
Böden/ˈbøːdn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Boden | die Böden |
| Akkusativ | den Boden | die Böden |
| Dativ | dem Boden | den Böden |
| Genitiv | des Bodens | der Böden |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationauf dem Boden liegen
- Collocationden Boden wischen
- Verb constructionden Boden betreten + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Bodenauf + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionauf den Bodenauf + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Boden ist rutschig.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termFläche — area
Boden designates a specific Fläche as the lower area of a room; not every Fläche is a floor.
- Related termDecke — ceiling
Boden and Decke are different surfaces of a room: Boden is at the bottom, while Decke is at the top.
- Related termWand — wall
Boden, Wand, and the ceiling are different boundary surfaces of a room.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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