Noun
der Haushalt
Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊ̯shalt/
household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home)
A2
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plural Haushalte
Meanings
Noun
- household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home)
- budget (itemized summary of intended expenditure and expected revenue)
- housework (domestic chores)
- balance (between the production and consumption of a biochemical)
Example sentence
Wie viele Kilowattstunden verbraucht der durchschnittliche Haushalt pro Jahr?
How many kilowatt-hours does the average home use per year?
Word forms
singular
der Haushalt
plural
die Haushalte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Haushalt
Accusativeden Haushalt
Dativedem Haushalt
Genitivedes Haushalts
Plural
Nominativedie Haushalte
Accusativedie Haushalte
Dativeden Haushalten
Genitiveder Haushalte
Usage
- ein Haushalt mit drei Personen — a three-person household
- den Haushalt führen — manage the household; can include domestic work
In unserem Haushalt leben vier Personen.
Four people live in our household.