Noun
der Lesesaal
Pronunciation: /ˈleːzəˌzaːl/
reading room
C2
rank #12,116
plural Lesesäle
Meanings
Noun
- reading room
Example sentence
Im Lesesaal der Bibliothek muss man absolut leise sein.
In the library's reading room you have to be absolutely quiet.
Word forms
singular
der Lesesaal
plural
die Lesesäle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Lesesaal
Accusativeden Lesesaal
Dativedem Lesesaal
Genitivedes Lesesaals
Plural
Nominativedie Lesesäle
Accusativedie Lesesäle
Dativeden Lesesälen
Genitiveder Lesesäle
Usage
- im Lesesaal arbeiten — Work in a library's reading room.
- Lesesaal / Lesesäle — The plural changes Saal to Säle, with an umlaut.
Im Lesesaal suchte er sich einen Platz am Fenster.
He chose a seat by the window in the reading room.