Noun
die Hausnummer
Pronunciation: [ˈhaʊ̯sˌnʊmɐ]
house number
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plural Hausnummern
Meanings
Noun
- house number
- ballpark figure
- a place in a statute by its number as relevant for answering a legal question
Example sentence
Ich habe mich in der Hausnummer geirrt.
I got the house number wrong.
Word forms
singular
die Hausnummer
plural
die Hausnummern
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hausnummer
Accusativedie Hausnummer
Dativeder Hausnummer
Genitiveder Hausnummer
Plural
Nominativedie Hausnummern
Accusativedie Hausnummern
Dativeden Hausnummern
Genitiveder Hausnummern
Usage
- Straße und Hausnummer — street and house number; common address details
- eine grobe Hausnummer — a ballpark figure; a separate colloquial use
Die Hausnummer war hinter den Zweigen kaum zu erkennen.
The house number was barely visible behind the branches.