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couch
A long, upholstered piece of seating furniture for several people, usually found in the living room. A synonym for sofa.
Am Abend entspannen wir uns gerne auf der Couch und sehen fern.
In the evening, we like to relax on the couch and watch TV.
'Couch' is a loanword from English and is very common and widely understood in everyday German.
Komm, setz dich zu uns auf die Couch!
Come on, sit with us on the couch!
Pay attention to the difference between dative and accusative: 'auf der Couch' (on the couch) describes a position (where?), while 'auf die Couch' (onto the couch) describes movement (to where?).
Die Fernbedienung liegt auf der Couch.
The remote control is lying on the couch.
Common verbs used with 'Couch' (couch) are 'sitzen' (to sit), 'liegen' (to lie), 'entspannen' (to relax), or 'sich setzen' (to sit down).
Nach einem langen Arbeitstag will ich nur noch auf der Couch liegen.
After a long day at work, I just want to lie on the couch.
You can recognize the figurative meaning from words in the field of psychology, such as 'Therapeut' (therapist), 'Probleme' (problems), or 'aufarbeiten' (to work through). It refers to the classic image of psychoanalysis.
Er meinte, ich sollte meine Probleme mal auf der Couch besprechen.
He said I should discuss my problems on the couch sometime.
bed
'das Bett' and 'die Couch' can both be pieces of furniture that you can lie on. 'Bett' is used for the piece of furniture for sleeping, usually in the bedroom. 'Couch' means an upholstered piece of seating furniture, usually in the living room, similar to 'Sofa'. The words can be confused because you can also sleep on a couch, for example as a guest. Even so, 'Bett' remains the normal word for a place to sleep, while 'Couch' is more connected with sitting and relaxing.
Nach der Nachricht setzt sie sich still auf die Couch.
After the news, she sits down quietly on the couch.
Meine Schwester hat das Bett frisch bezogen.
My sister put fresh sheets on the bed.