Is it der, die oder das Wohnraum?

DER

The correct article in German of Wohnraum is der. So it is der Wohnraum! (nominative case)

The word Wohnraum is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Wohnraum?

How does the declension of Wohnraum work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Wohnraum	die Wohnräume
Genitive	des Wohnraums des Wohnraumes	der Wohnräume
Dative	dem Wohnraum dem Wohnraume	den Wohnräumen
Akkusative	den Wohnraum	die Wohnräume

What is the meaning of Wohnraum in German?

Wohnraum has various definitions in German:

[1] A room that serves to sleep or live

[1] ein Zimmer, welches zum Schlafen oder Wohnen dient

[2] Collective term for all apartments and houses in a certain environment

[2] Sammelbegriff für alle Wohnungen und Wohnhäuser in einer gewissen Umgebung

How to use Wohnraum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wohnraum with translations in English.

[1] Die Polizei durchsuchte nochmals die Wohnräume des Verdächtigen.

[1] The police again searched the suspect's living rooms

[1] „Meine Freude wurde allerdings bald getrübt, da die Suche nach bezahlbarem Wohnraum mich beinahe in den Wahnsinn trieb.“

[1] "However, my joy was soon clouded because the search for affordable living space almost drove me into madness"

[1] „Der Wohnraum war rustikal eingerichtet.“

[1] "The living space was rusticly furnished"

[2] In Bayern suchen vermehrt Studenten nach günstigem Wohnraum.

[2] In Bavaria, students are increasingly looking for cheap living space

[2] „Der Wiederaufbau und die Schaffung von neuem Wohnraum bestimmten die Entwicklung der Stadt bis in die 1960er Jahre hinein.“

[2] "The reconstruction and the creation of new living space determined the development of the city until the 1960s"

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