die Unterkunft

A2

accommodation

English meaning
accommodation
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Unterkünfte
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Unterkunft in a sentence

Ich suche noch eine Unterkunft in Basel. Kennst du ein günstiges Hotel?

I'm still looking for accommodation in Basel. Do you know a cheap hotel?

Declension of die Unterkunft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Unterkunftdie Unterkünfte
Accusativedie Unterkunftdie Unterkünfte
Dativeder Unterkunftden Unterkünften
Genitiveder Unterkunftder Unterkünfte

Word family

die Unterkunft is built from unter (under, below). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Unterkunft comes from

Substantiv zu unterkommen, belegt seit dem 19. Jahrhundert

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Questions about Unterkunft

Is it der, die or das Unterkunft?

It is die Unterkunft — Unterkunft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Unterkünfte.

What is the plural of Unterkunft?

The plural of die Unterkunft is die Unterkünfte.

What is the genitive of Unterkunft?

The genitive singular is der Unterkunft. The dative plural is den Unterkünften.

What does Unterkunft mean in English?

die Unterkunft means "accommodation". For example: "Ich suche noch eine Unterkunft in Basel. Kennst du ein günstiges Hotel?" — "I'm still looking for accommodation in Basel. Do you know a cheap hotel?"

What level is Unterkunft in German?

Unterkunft is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the at the hotel vocabulary.

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