Definition
A sanitary fixture and often also the room in which it is located.
Translations
- English
- toilet
- Français
- toilettes
- Türkçe
- tuvalet
- Polski
- toaleta
- Русский
- туалет
- Українська
- туалет
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Toilette
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
toilet
/diː toˈlɛtə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Toiletten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Toilette befindet sich am Ende des Flurs.NominativSing.The toilet is at the end of the corridor.
- Bitte hinterlassen Sie die Toilette sauber.AkkusativSing.Please leave the toilet clean.
- Vor der Toilette wartet eine Frau.DativSing.A woman is waiting in front of the toilet.
- Die Toiletten sind im Erdgeschoss.NominativPlur.The toilets are on the ground floor.
- Wir suchen die Toiletten.AkkusativPlur.We are looking for the toilets.
- Bei den Toiletten hängt ein Schild.DativPlur.There is a sign near the toilets.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Toilette/toˈlɛtə/
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Article phrase
die Toilette/diː toˈlɛtə/
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Plural
Toiletten/to̯aˈlɛtən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Toilette | die Toiletten |
| Akkusativ | die Toilette | die Toiletten |
| Dativ | der Toilette | den Toiletten |
| Genitiv | der Toilette | der Toiletten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Toilette benutzen
- Collocationdie Toilette reinigen
- Prepositional constructionauf die Toilette gehenauf + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymWC
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word