house construction
der Hausbau, die Hausbauten
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house construction
The entire process of building a residential house, from planning through construction work to completion.
Der Hausbau hat letzten Monat begonnen und soll im Herbst abgeschlossen sein.
The house construction began last month and is supposed to be completed in the fall.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Hausbauten |
| genitive | des Hausbaus |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Hausbau | die Hausbauten |
| accusative | den Hausbau | die Hausbauten |
| dative | dem Hausbau | den Hausbauten |
| genitive | des Hausbaus des Hausbaues | der Hausbauten |
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'Hausbau' (house construction) is a compound noun made up of 'Haus' (house) and 'Bau' (construction). The 's' in between is a linking s that connects the two words. It literally means 'the construction of a house.'
Für den Hausbau braucht man eine Baugenehmigung.
You need a building permit for house construction.
Since 'Hausbau' (house construction) describes a long process, it is often used with verbs that name phases of this process. Typical ones are: den Hausbau 'planen' (to plan), 'finanzieren' (to finance), 'beginnen' (to begin), or 'abschließen' (to complete).
Wie wollt ihr euren Hausbau finanzieren?
How do you want to finance your house construction?
Wir planen den Hausbau für das nächste Jahr.
We are planning the house construction for next year.
To refer to the time or activity of building, the preposition 'bei' with the dative is often used: 'beim Hausbau' (during house construction / while building a house). This construction is very common.
Beim Hausbau kann man viele Fehler machen.
During house construction, you can make many mistakes.
Wir haben beim Hausbau viel selbst gemacht.
We did a lot ourselves while building the house.
construction / building
Bau and Hausbau can both refer to the process of building a residential house. Hausbau explicitly refers to a house, while Bau usually needs this connection to be clear from the context or an added phrase. So use Bau unseres Hauses or Hausbau when the residential-house meaning is already established.
Der Hausbau unserer Familie beginnt im Mai.
Our family’s house construction begins in May.
Der Bau unseres Hauses beginnt im Mai.
Construction of our house begins in May.
