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The article for

Kaufhaus

das Kaufhaus

Kaufhaus is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Kaufhäuser
English
department store, store, shop
Level
A1
Topic
Places · Shopping

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Why is it das Kaufhaus?

Kaufhaus is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Haus. So it’s das Kaufhaus.

All nouns ending in -haus
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Large shop, usually covering several floors, in which merchandise is usually offered in several product groups in a large assortment depth and breadth

[1] großes, meist mehrere Etagen umfassendes Geschäft, in dem Handelswaren meist mehrerer Warengruppe in großer Sortimentstiefe und Sortimentsbreite angeboten werden

Examples

[1] The department store does not open until 08:30 .

[1] Das Kaufhaus öffnet erst um 08:30 Uhr.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Kaufhaus die Kaufhäuser
Genitiv des Kaufhauses der Kaufhäuser
Dativ dem Kaufhaus dem Kaufhause den Kaufhäusern
Akkusativ das Kaufhaus die Kaufhäuser

Pronunciation

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