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Bruno zieht den alten Staubsauger durch die ganze Wohnung. Bruno drags the old vacuum cleaner through the whole flat.

noun · B1

der Staubsauger

[ˈʃtaʊ̯pˌzaʊ̯ɡɐ]

vacuum cleaner, hoover

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Grammar

Plural
die Staubsauger 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 Staubsauger die Staubsauger
Unser Staubsauger ist so laut, dass die Katze sich versteckt. Our vacuum cleaner is so loud that the cat hides.
Accusative wen? was? den Staubsauger die Staubsauger
Kannst du mir deinen Staubsauger bis morgen leihen? Can you lend me your vacuum cleaner until tomorrow?
Dative wem? dem Staubsauger den Staubsaugern
Genitive wessen? des Staubsaugers der Staubsauger

How the Word Is Built

Staub root saug root er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

A compound: Staub + der Sauger

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Staubsaugenstaubsaugenstaubig

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

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