das Stockwerk

A2

floor/storey

English meaning
floor/storey
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Stockwerke
Vocabulary package
Buildings & Architecture

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Stockwerk in a sentence

Das Gebäude hat zwanzig Stockwerke.

The building has twenty floors.

Declension of das Stockwerk

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Stockwerkdie Stockwerke
Accusativedas Stockwerkdie Stockwerke
Dativedem Stockwerkden Stockwerken
Genitivedes Stockwerksder Stockwerke

Word family

das Stockwerk is built from der Stock (floor, storey) and das Werk (work, plant, factory). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Stockwerk comes from

[1] Determinativkompositum der Substantive „Stock“ und „Werk“. Ursprünglich Bezeichnung des Ständerwerkes eines Hauses auf gemauertem Fundament

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Questions about Stockwerk

Is it der, die or das Stockwerk?

It is das Stockwerk — Stockwerk is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Stockwerke.

What is the plural of Stockwerk?

The plural of das Stockwerk is die Stockwerke.

What is the genitive of Stockwerk?

The genitive singular is des Stockwerks. The dative plural is den Stockwerken.

What does Stockwerk mean in English?

das Stockwerk means "floor/storey". For example: "Das Gebäude hat zwanzig Stockwerke." — "The building has twenty floors."

What level is Stockwerk in German?

Stockwerk is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the buildings & architecture vocabulary.

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