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attic floor
The top floor of a building, located directly under the roof. It may be converted into an apartment or used as storage space.
Sie haben eine wunderschöne Wohnung im Dachgeschoss mit Blick über die ganze Stadt.
They have a beautiful apartment on the attic floor with a view over the whole city.
The word is made up of 'Dach' (roof) and 'Geschoss' (floor/story). A 'Geschoss' is another word for a floor or level of a building. So the Dachgeschoss is literally the 'floor under the roof'.
Das Haus hat drei Etagen plus ein ausgebautes Dachgeschoss.
The house has three floors plus a converted attic floor.
Pay attention to the prepositions: 'im Dachgeschoss' (on/in the attic floor, dative) describes a place, while 'ins Dachgeschoss' (to/into the attic floor, accusative) describes movement or direction.
Die Waschmaschine steht im Dachgeschoss.
The washing machine is on the attic floor.
Common verbs used in connection with the Dachgeschoss are 'wohnen' (to live), 'ausbauen' (to convert/finish), or 'einziehen' (to move in). It is also often used in combination with 'Wohnung' (apartment).
Sie wollen ihr Dachgeschoss ausbauen, um mehr Platz zu haben.
They want to convert their attic floor to have more space.
storage / memory
'der Speicher' and 'das Dachgeschoss' are both located under the roof of a house. 'Speicher' usually means a room for putting away and storing things. 'Dachgeschoss' means the whole top floor under the roof. It can be a simple storage area, but also a converted apartment or an office. The words can be confused because a 'Speicher' can be located in the 'Dachgeschoss'. If boxes and old furniture are kept there, 'Speicher' fits. If you mean the floor as part of the house, 'Dachgeschoss' is more precise.
Das Dachgeschoss ist hell und wird als kleine Wohnung genutzt.
The attic floor is bright and is used as a small apartment.
Der Verkäufer stellt die leeren Kartons auf den Speicher.
The salesperson puts the empty boxes in the attic.