Noun
die Garderobe
Pronunciation: /ˌɡaʁ.dəˈʁoːbə/
cloakroom, coat check (in a public building)
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plural Garderoben
Meanings
Noun
- cloakroom, coat check (in a public building)
- coat rack, hall stand (piece of furniture)
- dressing room (in a theatre)
- wardrobe (costume department of a theatre or film production)
Example sentence
Gibst du deine Jacke an der Garderobe ab?
Are you going to leave your jacket in the cloakroom?
Word forms
singular
die Garderobe
plural
die Garderoben
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Garderobe
Accusativedie Garderobe
Dativeder Garderobe
Genitiveder Garderobe
Plural
Nominativedie Garderoben
Accusativedie Garderoben
Dativeden Garderoben
Genitiveder Garderoben
Usage
- den Mantel an der Garderobe abgeben — Leave a coat at the cloakroom or coat check.
- die Garderobe der Schauspieler — Can mean the actors' dressing room; another location sense.
Nach dem Konzert holten wir unsere Mäntel an der Garderobe ab.
After the concert, we collected our coats from the cloakroom.