Definition
A room in a home used for relaxing and spending time together.
Translations
- English
- living room
- Français
- salon
- Türkçe
- oturma odası
- Polski
- salon
- Русский
- гостиная
- Українська
- вітальня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Wohnzimmer
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
- People & Family
living room
/das ˈvoːnˌt͡sɪmɐ/
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
- Wohnzimmer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Wohnzimmer ist hell und gemütlich.NominativSing.The living room is bright and cozy.
- Wir streichen das Wohnzimmer am Samstag.AkkusativSing.We are painting the living room on Saturday.
- Im Wohnzimmer steht ein großes Sofa.DativSing.There is a large sofa in the living room.
- Am Abend sitzt die ganze Familie im Wohnzimmer.DativSing.In the evening, the whole family sits in the living room.
- Die Wohnzimmer sind beide sehr gemütlich.NominativPlur.Both living rooms are very cozy.
- Wir vergleichen die Wohnzimmer der beiden Wohnungen.AkkusativPlur.We compare the living rooms of the two apartments.
- In den Wohnzimmern stehen große Sofas.DativPlur.There are large sofas in the living rooms.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Wohnzimmer/ˈvoːnˌt͡sɪmɐ/
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Article phrase
das Wohnzimmer/das ˈvoːnˌt͡sɪmɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Wohnzimmer | die Wohnzimmer |
| Akkusativ | das Wohnzimmer | die Wohnzimmer |
| Dativ | dem Wohnzimmer | den Wohnzimmern |
| Genitiv | des Wohnzimmers | der Wohnzimmer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdas Wohnzimmer einrichten
- Prepositional constructionim Wohnzimmer sitzenin + Dativ
- Adjective combinationgemütliches Wohnzimmer
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termZimmer — room
- Related termSchlafzimmer — bedroom
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- Wohn-Modifier
- ZimmerHead