Definition
A fixture under which a person washes with running water.
Translations
- English
- shower
- Français
- douche
- Türkçe
- duş
- Polski
- prysznic
- Русский
- душ
- Українська
- душ
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Dusche
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
shower
/diː ˈdʊʃə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Duschen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Dusche ist am Morgen noch frei.NominativSing.The shower is still available in the morning.
- Nach dem Sport gehe ich unter die Dusche.AkkusativSing.After exercising, I take a shower.
- Nach dem Training stehe ich unter der Dusche.DativSing.After training, I stand under the shower.
- Die Tür der Dusche ist aus Glas.GenitivSing.The shower door is made of glass.
- Duschen sparen oft mehr Wasser als ein Vollbad.NominativPlur.Showers often use less water than a full bath.
- Im Schwimmbad gibt es viele Duschen.AkkusativPlur.There are many showers at the swimming pool.
- In den neuen Umkleiden stehen mehrere Duschen zur Verfügung.DativPlur.Several showers are available in the new changing rooms.
- Die Preise der Duschen wurden gesenkt.GenitivPlur.The prices of the showers were reduced.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Dusche/ˈdʊʃə/
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Article phrase
die Dusche/diː ˈdʊʃə/
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Plural
Duschen/ˈdʊʃn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Dusche | die Duschen |
| Akkusativ | die Dusche | die Duschen |
| Dativ | der Dusche | den Duschen |
| Genitiv | der Dusche | der Duschen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionunter die Dusche gehenunter + Akkusativ
- Collocationdie Dusche ist frei
- Collocationeine Dusche
- Collocationeine warme Dusche
- Prepositional constructionin der Dusche stehenin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedBadewanne
A Dusche is used for quick body cleansing with water jets, whereas a Badewanne is a vessel for bathing.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Dusche“ is a synchronically simple noun; its internal historical origin is not transparent for present-day word formation.
Word family
- duschen
- Duschkabine