Definition
An area inside a building that is enclosed by walls.
Translations
- English
- room
- Français
- pièce
- Türkçe
- oda
- Polski
- pomieszczenie
- Русский
- помещение
- Українська
- приміщення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Raum
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
- Education & Learning
room
/deːɐ̯ ˈʁaʊ̯m/
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
- Räume
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Raum hat zwei große Fenster.NominativSing.The room has two large windows.
- Wir betreten den Raum durch die Seitentür.AkkusativSing.We enter the room through the side door.
- Im nächsten Raum findet der Kurs statt.DativSing.The course takes place in the next room.
- Die Größe des Raumes ist beeindruckend.GenitivSing.The size of the room is impressive.
- Die Räume des Museums sind hell und geräumig.NominativPlur.The museum rooms are bright and spacious.
- Die Besucher besichtigten die Räume des Schlosses.AkkusativPlur.The visitors toured the rooms of the castle.
- In den Räumen stehen moderne Möbel.DativPlur.There is modern furniture in the rooms.
- Die Türen der Räume sind verschlossen.GenitivPlur.The doors of the rooms are locked.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Raum/ʁaʊ̯m/
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Article phrase
der Raum/deːɐ̯ ˈʁaʊ̯m/
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Plural
Räume/rˈɔømə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Raum | die Räume |
| Akkusativ | den Raum | die Räume |
| Dativ | dem Raum | den Räumen |
| Genitiv | des Raumes | der Räume |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein geräumiger Raum
- Adjective combinationein heller Raum
- Collocationden Raum betreten
- Prepositional constructionim Raumin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin den Raumin + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Raum bietet genügend Platz für alle Teilnehmer.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termZimmer — room
- Narrower termKlassenraum
- Related termFlur
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
Raum is a simple noun and not a transparent compound made up of word elements that are productive today.