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die Ruhestätte

C1

a resting place

English meaning
a resting place
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Ruhestätten
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Death & Mourning

Ruhestätte in a sentence

Der Friedhof ist eine Ruhestätte für die Verstorbenen.

The cemetery is a resting place for the deceased.

Declension of die Ruhestätte

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Ruhestättedie Ruhestätten
Accusativedie Ruhestättedie Ruhestätten
Dativeder Ruhestätteden Ruhestätten
Genitiveder Ruhestätteder Ruhestätten

Word family

die Ruhestätte is built from die Ruhe (peace, quiet). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Ruhestätte comes from

mittelhochdeutsch ruowestat :Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Ruhe und Stätte

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Questions about Ruhestätte

Is it der, die or das Ruhestätte?

It is die Ruhestätte — Ruhestätte is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Ruhestätten.

What is the plural of Ruhestätte?

The plural of die Ruhestätte is die Ruhestätten.

What is the genitive of Ruhestätte?

The genitive singular is der Ruhestätte. The dative plural is den Ruhestätten.

What does Ruhestätte mean in English?

die Ruhestätte means "a resting place". For example: "Der Friedhof ist eine Ruhestätte für die Verstorbenen." — "The cemetery is a resting place for the deceased."

What level is Ruhestätte in German?

Ruhestätte is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the death & mourning vocabulary.

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