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Im Museum sieht Otti alte Bilder. In the museum Otti looks at old paintings.

noun · A1

das Museum

[muˈzeːʊm]

museum

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Other Examples

  • Am Sonntag gehen wir ins Museum.

    On Sunday we're going to the museum.

  • Wie findest du das Museum?

    How do you like the museum?

  • Lotte kennt alle Museen in Berlin.

    Lotte knows all the museums in Berlin.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -um are usually neuter: das Museum. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Museum die Museen
Das Museum ist montags geschlossen. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Accusative wen? was? das Museum die Museen
Am Sonntag gehen wir ins Museum. On Sunday we're going to the museum.
Dative wem? dem Museum den Museen
Otti sieht sich die Bilder im Museum an. Otti looks at the pictures in the museum.
Genitive wessen? des Museums der Museen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

das Kunstmuseum

In Otti's situations: Otti around the city, Lotte goes to the museum

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