Definition
A room or storey that lies wholly or partly below ground.
Translations
- English
- cellar
- Français
- cave
- Türkçe
- bodrum
- Polski
- piwnica
- Русский
- подвал
- Українська
- підвал
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Keller
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
cellar
/deːɐ̯ ˈkɛlɐ/
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
- Keller
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Keller ist kühl und dunkel.NominativSing.The cellar is cool and dark.
- Wir räumen den Keller auf.AkkusativSing.We tidy up the cellar.
- Im Keller stehen alte Möbel.DativSing.There is old furniture in the cellar.
- Wir holen die Getränke aus dem Keller.DativSing.We get the drinks from the cellar.
- Im Keller lagern die Getränke.DativSing.The drinks are stored in the cellar.
- Die Keller in diesem Haus sind trocken.NominativPlur.The cellars in this building are dry.
- Der Hausmeister kontrolliert die Keller.AkkusativPlur.The caretaker checks the cellars.
- In den Kellern stehen viele Fahrräder.DativPlur.There are many bicycles in the cellars.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Keller/ˈkɛlɐ/
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Article phrase
der Keller/deːɐ̯ ˈkɛlɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Keller | die Keller |
| Akkusativ | den Keller | die Keller |
| Dativ | dem Keller | den Kellern |
| Genitiv | des Kellers | der Keller |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Keller lagernin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin den Keller gehenin + Akkusativ
- Collocationden Keller aufräumen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedMöbel — piece of furniture
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word