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Otti verlegt im Wohnzimmer einen neuen Boden aus Holz. Otti is laying a new wooden floor in the living room.

noun · B2

der Boden

[ˈboːdn̩]

floor

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Other Examples

  • Bei jedem Schritt knarrt der Boden, sodass ich nachts auf Zehenspitzen gehe.

    The floor creaks with every step, so I walk on tiptoe at night.

  • Deckt ihr den Boden ab, bevor ihr die Decke streicht?

    Do you cover the floor before you paint the ceiling?

  • Bruno tropft beim Streichen Farbe auf den Boden.

    Bruno drips paint onto the floor while painting.

Grammar

Plural
die Böden In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Boden die Böden
Bei jedem Schritt knarrt der Boden, sodass ich nachts auf Zehenspitzen gehe. The floor creaks with every step, so I walk on tiptoe at night.
Accusative wen? was? den Boden die Böden
Bruno tropft beim Streichen Farbe auf den Boden. Bruno drips paint onto the floor while painting.
Dative wem? dem Boden den Böden
Die Kiefernnadeln am Boden brennen wie Zunder, warnt der Förster die Wandergruppe. The pine needles on the ground burn like tinder, the forester warns the hiking group.
Genitive wessen? des Bodens der Böden

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Fußbodender Holzbodender Dachboden

In Otti's situations: Otti renovates his flat

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