Definition
A house with a restaurant and sometimes rooms for overnight guests.
Translations
- English
- inn
- Français
- auberge
- Türkçe
- han
- Polski
- gospoda
- Русский
- трактир
- Українська
- заїжджий двір
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Gasthaus
- A2
- Noun
- Food & Drink
- Travel & Transport
- City & Places
inn
/das ˈɡastˌhaʊ̯s/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Gasthäuser
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimaryTravel & TransportCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Gasthaus bietet regionale Gerichte an.NominativSing.The inn offers regional dishes.
- Die Wanderer suchen am Abend ein gemütliches Gasthaus.AkkusativSing.In the evening, the hikers look for a cosy inn.
- Wir übernachten in einem kleinen Gasthaus.DativSing.We are staying overnight at a small inn.
- Die Küche des Gasthauses ist für ihre regionalen Spezialitäten bekannt.GenitivSing.The inn's kitchen is known for its regional specialities.
- Alte Gasthäuser prägen noch heute viele Dörfer.NominativPlur.Old inns still characterise many villages today.
- Touristen fotografieren die historischen Gasthäuser im Stadtzentrum.AkkusativPlur.Tourists photograph the historic inns in the town centre.
- In ländlichen Gegenden begegnet man noch einigen traditionellen Gasthäusern.DativPlur.In rural areas, you can still find some traditional inns.
- Die Betreiber mehrerer Gasthäuser arbeiten bei dem Fest zusammen.GenitivPlur.The owners of several inns work together at the festival.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gasthaus/ˈɡastˌhaʊ̯s/
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Article phrase
das Gasthaus/das ˈɡastˌhaʊ̯s/
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Plural
Gasthäuser/ˈɡastˌhɔɪ̯zɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Gasthaus | die Gasthäuser |
| Akkusativ | das Gasthaus | die Gasthäuser |
| Dativ | dem Gasthaus | den Gasthäusern |
| Genitiv | des Gasthauses | der Gasthäuser |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein gemütliches Gasthaus
- Collocationin einem Gasthaus übernachten
- Prepositional constructionin einem Gasthaus einkehrenin + Dativ
- Sentence patternWir kehren in einem Gasthaus ein.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termGaststätte
A Gasthaus is a traditional form of a Gaststätte, often with accommodation.
- Near-synonymGasthof
Gasthaus and Gasthof are usually interchangeable; Gasthof sounds regional or traditional.
- Semantically relatedPension
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- GastModifier
- HausHead
Word family
- Gasthof
- Gaststätte