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Bruno und seine Mitbewohner teilen sich den Haushalt. Bruno and his flatmates share the housework.

noun · B1

der Haushalt

[ˈhaʊ̯shalt]

household, housework

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Other Examples

  • Ich mache den Haushalt meistens am Samstagvormittag.

    I usually do the housework on Saturday morning.

  • Hilfst du deinen Eltern im Haushalt?

    Do you help your parents with the housework?

  • In Fridas Haushalt hat jedes Ding seinen festen Platz.

    In Frida's household, everything has its own place.

Grammar

Plural
die Haushalte 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 Haushalt die Haushalte
Accusative wen? was? den Haushalt die Haushalte
Ich mache den Haushalt meistens am Samstagvormittag. I usually do the housework on Saturday morning.
Dative wem? dem Haushalt den Haushalten
Hilfst du deinen Eltern im Haushalt? Do you help your parents with the housework?
Genitive wessen? des Haushalts der Haushalte

How the Word Is Built

Haus root halt root

A compound: das Haus + der Halt

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Bruno moves into a shared flat

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