Definition
The building where the administration of a town or municipality works.
Translations
- English
- town hall
- Français
- hôtel de ville
- Türkçe
- belediye binası
- Polski
- ratusz
- Русский
- ратуша
- Українська
- ратуша
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Rathaus
- A1
- Noun
- City & Places
- Society & Public Life
- Services & Everyday Tasks
town hall
/das ˈʁaːt.haʊs/
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
- Rathäuser
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimarySociety & Public LifeServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Rathaus steht am Marktplatz.NominativSing.The town hall stands in the market square.
- Die Bürger besuchen das Rathaus regelmäßig.AkkusativSing.The citizens regularly visit the town hall.
- Die Stadt gibt dem Rathaus einen neuen Anstrich.DativSing.The city is giving the town hall a new coat of paint.
- Die Fassade des Rathauses ist frisch gestrichen.GenitivSing.The facade of the town hall has been freshly painted.
- Die Rathäuser der Region öffnen heute gemeinsam.NominativPlur.The town halls in the region are opening together today.
- Touristen fotografieren die Rathäuser in den Altstädten.AkkusativPlur.Tourists photograph the town halls in the old towns.
- Die Mitarbeiter arbeiten in den Rathäusern der Umgebung.DativPlur.The employees work in the town halls in the surrounding area.
- Die Eingänge der Rathäuser werden renoviert.GenitivPlur.The entrances of the town halls are being renovated.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Rathaus/ˈʁaːt.haʊs/
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Article phrase
das Rathaus/das ˈʁaːt.haʊs/
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Plural
Rathäuser/ˈʁɛːt.hɔʏzɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Rathaus | die Rathäuser |
| Akkusativ | das Rathaus | die Rathäuser |
| Dativ | dem Rathaus | den Rathäusern |
| Genitiv | des Rathauses | der Rathäuser |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationdas historische Rathaus
- Collocationvor dem Rathaus warten
- Collocationim Rathaus arbeiten
- Prepositional constructionin das Rathaus gehenin + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionaus dem Rathaus kommenaus + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Rathaus öffnet um acht Uhr.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.