die Ruhestätte
C1a resting place
- English meaning
- a resting place
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Ruhestätten
- CEFR level
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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Ruhestätte | die Ruhestätten |
| Accusative | die Ruhestätte | die Ruhestätten |
| Dative | der Ruhestätte | den Ruhestätten |
| Genitive | der Ruhestätte | der 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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