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Im Erdgeschoss ist eine kleine Bäckerei. There's a little bakery on the ground floor.

noun · A2

das Erdgeschoss

[ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs]

ground floor

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Grammar

Plural
die Erdgeschosse 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? das Erdgeschoss die Erdgeschosse
Accusative wen? was? das Erdgeschoss die Erdgeschosse
Dative wem? dem Erdgeschoss den Erdgeschossen
Stellt ihr eure Fahrräder im Erdgeschoss ab? Do you leave your bikes on the ground floor?
Genitive wessen? des Erdgeschosses der Erdgeschosse

How the Word Is Built

Erd root geschoss root

A compound: Erd + das Geschoss

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Geschossdie Erdedas Obergeschossdas Dachgeschoss

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