Definition
A piece of furniture with several open surfaces for storing objects.
Translations
- English
- shelf unit
- Français
- étagère
- Türkçe
- raf
- Polski
- regał
- Русский
- стеллаж
- Українська
- стелаж
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Regal
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
shelf unit
/das ʁeˈɡaːl/
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
- Regale
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Regal steht neben dem Fenster.NominativSing.The shelf is next to the window.
- Wir kaufen ein neues Regal für das Büro.AkkusativSing.We are buying a new shelf for the office.
- Die Lampe steht auf dem Regal.DativSing.The lamp is on the shelf.
- Die Tür des Regals ist offen.GenitivSing.The shelf’s door is open.
- Die Regale stehen im Wohnzimmer.NominativPlur.The shelves are in the living room.
- Wir reinigen die Regale jeden Monat.AkkusativPlur.We clean the shelves every month.
- Die Bücher liegen in den Regalen.DativPlur.The books are lying on the shelves.
- Die Türen der Regale sind geschlossen.GenitivPlur.The doors of the shelves are closed.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Regal/ʁeˈɡaːl/
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Article phrase
das Regal/das ʁeˈɡaːl/
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Plural
Regale/ʁeˈɡaːlə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Regal | die Regale |
| Akkusativ | das Regal | die Regale |
| Dativ | dem Regal | den Regalen |
| Genitiv | des Regals | der Regale |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Regal kaufen
- Collocationein Regal aufstellen
- Collocationein Regal aus Holz
- Prepositional constructionim Regalin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin ein Regalin + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDas Regal bietet viel Stauraum.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termBücherregal
A Bücherregal is a special Regal for storing books.
- Related termSchrank — cupboard
- Related termKommode
A Kommode and a Regal are related pieces of furniture for storage, but they differ in their design.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Bücherregal
- Wandregal
- Regalboden