Noun
das Geschäft
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈʃɛft/
shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well)
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plural Geschäfte
Meanings
Noun
- shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well)
- business
- business activity
- transaction
Example sentence
Wie lange haben die Geschäfte heute offen?
How late are the shops open today?
Word forms
singular
das Geschäft
plural
die Geschäfte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Geschäft
Accusativedas Geschäft
Dativedem Geschäft
Genitivedes Geschäfts
Plural
Nominativedie Geschäfte
Accusativedie Geschäfte
Dativeden Geschäften
Genitiveder Geschäfte
Usage
- ins Geschäft / im Geschäft — Ins marks movement into the shop; im gives its location.
- ein Geschäft machen — In another sense, this means do a deal.
Das kleine Geschäft an der Ecke verkauft Papier und Stifte.
The little shop on the corner sells paper and pens.