Vocabulary
das
Rathaus
/ˈʁaːthaʊ̯s/· noun· Pl. die Rathäuser
the town hall
Every Berlin district has one — and the city's own is red: das Rote Rathaus.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Rathaus
- Plural
- die Rathäuser
- Genitiv
- des Rathauses
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Rathaus
town hall (the building)
Das Rathaus ist am Marktplatz.
The town hall is on the market square.
Word family
Rathausder Ratcouncil; advicedas Haushouseder Ratskellerrestaurant in a town-hall cellar
Common combinations
- zum Rathaus gehento go to the town hall
- im Rathausat the town hall
- vor dem Rathausin front of the town hall
Common learner mistakes
- die Rathausdas RathausCompounds take the gender of their last part: das Haus → das Rathaus.
Real examples
- Wo ist das Rathaus?Where is the town hall?
- Vor dem Rathaus ist ein Markt.There's a market in front of the town hall.
- Das Rote Rathaus ist sehr bekannt.The Red Town Hall is very well known.
