das Museum

A2

museum

English meaning
museum
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Museen
Vocabulary package
Sightseeing & Landmarks

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Museum in a sentence

Im Kunstmuseum gibt es eine neue Ausstellung.

There is a new exhibition in the art museum.

Declension of das Museum

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Museumdie Museen
Accusativedas Museumdie Museen
Dativedem Museumden Museen
Genitivedes Museumsder Museen

Where Museum comes from

Museum geht über das lateinische museum ‚Ort für gelehrte Beschäftigung‘ auf das altgriechische μουσεῖον ‚Musentempel, Musensitz‘ zurück und wurde im 16. Jahrhundert ins Deutsche entlehnt.

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Questions about Museum

Is it der, die or das Museum?

It is das Museum — Museum is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Museen.

What is the plural of Museum?

The plural of das Museum is die Museen.

What is the genitive of Museum?

The genitive singular is des Museums. The dative plural is den Museen.

What does Museum mean in English?

das Museum means "museum". For example: "Im Kunstmuseum gibt es eine neue Ausstellung." — "There is a new exhibition in the art museum."

What level is Museum in German?

Museum is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the sightseeing & landmarks vocabulary.

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