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Durch zwei Höfe gelangt Emil zum Hinterhaus, in dem früher eine Druckerei war. Through two courtyards, Emil reaches the rear building, which used to house a printing shop.

noun · C1

das Hinterhaus

[ˈhɪntɐˌhaʊ̯s]

rear building, back building

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Antonyms
das Vorderhaus

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Other Examples

  • Im Hinterhaus waren die Mieten niedriger, dafür kam kaum Sonne in die Wohnungen.

    Rents were lower in the rear building, but hardly any sunlight got into the flats.

  • Seit wir im Hinterhaus wohnen, hören wir den Verkehr kaum noch.

    Since we've been living in the rear building, we hardly hear the traffic any more.

  • Musst du dein Rad wirklich jeden Morgen durch drei Höfe bis zum Hinterhaus schieben?

    Do you really have to push your bike through three courtyards to the rear building every morning?

Grammar

Plural
die Hinterhäuser 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 Hinterhaus die Hinterhäuser
Accusative wen? was? das Hinterhaus die Hinterhäuser
Dative wem? dem Hinterhaus den Hinterhäusern
Seit wir im Hinterhaus wohnen, hören wir den Verkehr kaum noch. Since we've been living in the rear building, we hardly hear the traffic any more.
Genitive wessen? des Hinterhauses der Hinterhäuser

How the Word Is Built

Hinter root haus root

A compound: hinter + das Haus

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

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