Noun
die Etage
Pronunciation: /eˈtaːʒə/
floor; storey
B1
rank #5,273
plural Etagen
Meanings
Noun
- floor; storey
Example sentence
„Wo ist mein Klassenzimmer?“ – „In der dritten Etage.“
"Where is my classroom?" "It's on the third floor."
Word forms
singular
die Etage
plural
die Etagen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Etage
Accusativedie Etage
Dativeder Etage
Genitiveder Etage
Plural
Nominativedie Etagen
Accusativedie Etagen
Dativeden Etagen
Genitiveder Etagen
Usage
- in der zweiten Etage — on the second floor; location with dative
- eine Etage höher — one floor higher; compares levels within a building
Der Kursraum liegt eine Etage über der Bibliothek.
The classroom is one floor above the library.