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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- 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.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Boden“ is a simple noun without any recognizably productive modern compound or derivation.