house call
der Hausbesuch, die Hausbesuche
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house call
A visit that a person, often in a professional capacity (e.g., a doctor, midwife, or tradesperson), makes to someone at home.
Da der Patient zu schwach war, um in die Praxis zu kommen, machte der Arzt einen Hausbesuch.
Since the patient was too weak to come to the practice, the doctor made a house call.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Hausbesuche |
| genitive | des Hausbesuchs |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Hausbesuch | die Hausbesuche |
| accusative | den Hausbesuch | die Hausbesuche |
| dative | dem Hausbesuch | den Hausbesuchen |
| genitive | des Hausbesuchs des Hausbesuches | der Hausbesuche |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Hausbesuch' (house call) is a compound noun made up of 'Haus' (house) and 'Besuch' (visit). The meaning is directly understandable: a visit that takes place at someone's home.
Der Handwerker kommt morgen für einen Hausbesuch vorbei.
The tradesperson is coming by tomorrow for a house call.
The most common and natural verb combination is 'einen Hausbesuch machen' (to make a house call). This describes the action of visiting someone at home in a professional capacity.
Die Hebamme macht nach der Geburt regelmäßig Hausbesuche.
The midwife makes regular house calls after the birth.
To say at whose home the visit takes place, the preposition 'bei' is used with the dative. The pattern is: einen Hausbesuch bei jemandem machen (to make a house call at someone's home).
Der Arzt macht einen Hausbesuch bei der alten Dame.
The doctor makes a house call to the elderly lady.
