noun · A1

das Kaufhaus

[ˈkaʊ̯fˌhaʊ̯s]

department store

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Wir treffen uns vor dem Kaufhaus.

We'll meet in front of the department store.
Was kaufst du im Kaufhaus?

What are you buying at the department store?
Frau Hilde trinkt Kaffee im Kaufhaus.

Frau Hilde has coffee in the department store.

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

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	das Kaufhaus	die Kaufhäuser	Das Kaufhaus ist groß und hell. The department store is big and bright.
Accusative wen? was?	das Kaufhaus	die Kaufhäuser
Dative wem?	dem Kaufhaus	den Kaufhäusern	Was kaufst du im Kaufhaus? What are you buying at the department store?
Genitive wessen?	des Kaufhauses	der Kaufhäuser

Kauf root haus root

A compound: Kauf + das Haus

The last word gives the article. More rules

In Otti's situations: Otti goes shopping

anprobieren blau braun bunt dunkel die Farbe gelb das Geschäft grau grün hell der Preis

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