Noun
das Rathaus
Pronunciation: [ˈʁaːthaʊ̯s]
city hall, town hall (city council meeting house)
A2
rank #2,266
plural Rathäuser
Meanings
Noun
- city hall, town hall (city council meeting house)
Example sentence
Weißt du, wie weit es vom Bahnhof zum Rathaus ist?
Do you know how far it is from the station to city hall?
Word forms
singular
das Rathaus
plural
die Rathäuser
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Rathaus
Accusativedas Rathaus
Dativedem Rathaus
Genitivedes Rathauses
Plural
Nominativedie Rathäuser
Accusativedie Rathäuser
Dativeden Rathäusern
Genitiveder Rathäuser
Usage
- im Rathaus — in or at the town hall
- das Rathaus / die Rathäuser — town hall / town halls; the plural changes Haus to Häuser
Vor dem Rathaus warten die Gäste auf das Brautpaar.
The guests are waiting for the newlyweds outside the town hall.