Vokabahn

Hausflur

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Noun

der Hausflur

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊ̯sˌfluːɐ̯/

hallway, entrance hall (of a building)

C2 rank #14,811 plural Hausflure

Meanings

Noun
  1. hallway, entrance hall (of a building)
  2. corridor, landing

Example sentence

Im Hausflur standen zwei alte Fahrräder.

Two old bicycles stood in the hallway.

Word forms

singular der Hausflur
plural die Hausflure

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Hausflur
Accusativeden Hausflur
Dativedem Hausflur
Genitivedes Hausflurs

Plural

Nominativedie Hausflure
Accusativedie Hausflure
Dativeden Hausfluren
Genitiveder Hausflure

Usage

  • im Hausflur — in the building's hallway; im combines in and dem
  • Hausflur / Wohnungsflur — a building's shared hallway versus the hall inside a flat
Extra sentence

Das Licht im Hausflur ging nach wenigen Minuten von selbst aus.

The light in the hallway went out by itself after a few minutes.