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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.
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Dachboden and Dachgeschoss both refer to an area directly under the roof. The Dachboden is usually an uninhabited storage or utility space, whereas the Dachgeschoss refers to an entire top floor and may contain an apartment. Dachboden is suitable for boxes, while Dachgeschoss is more appropriate for an apartment.
Im Dachgeschoss unseres Hauses befindet sich eine helle Wohnung.
Our house's top floor contains a bright apartment.
Auf dem Dachboden lagern wir alte Koffer und Weihnachtsdekoration.
We store old suitcases and Christmas decorations in the attic.
