das Hausboot
houseboat
A boat that is furnished as a home and on which people can live permanently or temporarily.
EXAMPLE
Im Sommer wohnen wir auf unserem Hausboot auf dem See.
In summer, we live on our houseboat on the lake.
das Hausboot
houseboat
das Hausboot, die Hausboote
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Hausboot, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Hausboote |
| genitive | des Hausbootes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Hausboot | die Hausboote |
| accusative | das Hausboot | die Hausboote |
| dative | dem Hausboot | den Hausbooten |
| genitive | des Hausbootes des Hausboots | der Hausboote |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Hausboot' is made up of 'Haus' (house) and 'Boot' (boat). The word therefore refers to a boat that is furnished like a house for living in.
EXAMPLE
Das Hausboot hat eine kleine Küche und zwei Schlafräume.
The houseboat has a small kitchen and two bedrooms.
Preposition 'auf'
The preposition 'auf' is typically used for staying on a 'Hausboot' (houseboat). The phrase takes the dative: 'auf dem Hausboot' (on the houseboat) or 'auf einem Hausboot' (on a houseboat).
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Hausboot haben wir sogar eine kleine Terrasse.
We even have a small terrace on the houseboat.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'auf einem Hausboot wohnen' (to live on a houseboat), 'ein Hausboot mieten' (to rent a houseboat), and 'ein Hausboot kaufen' (to buy a houseboat). These verbs show whether the houseboat is being used as a place to live or acquired as property.
EXAMPLE
Sie möchten im nächsten Jahr ein Hausboot mieten.
They would like to rent a houseboat next year.
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