das Mietshaus
apartment building
A residential building with several apartments that are rented to different people or families.
EXAMPLE
In diesem Mietshaus wohnen zwölf Familien.
Twelve families live in this apartment building.
das Mietshaus
apartment building
das Mietshaus, die Mietshäuser
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Mietshaus, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Mietshäuser |
| genitive | des Mietshauses |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Mietshaus | die Mietshäuser |
| accusative | das Mietshaus | die Mietshäuser |
| dative | dem Mietshaus | den Mietshäusern |
| genitive | des Mietshauses | der Mietshäuser |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Mietshaus' (apartment building) is made up of 'Miet-', the linking -s, and 'Haus' (house). 'Miet-' indicates that the apartments are used in exchange for rent; the -e of the base form 'Miete' (rent) is dropped.
EXAMPLE
Das alte Mietshaus wurde vor hundert Jahren gebaut.
The old apartment building was built a hundred years ago.
Prepositions
For being in a place, 'in' is often used with the dative: 'in einem Mietshaus wohnen' (to live in an apartment building). For movement into a place, 'in' is used with the accusative; for movement out, 'aus' is often used with the dative.
EXAMPLE
Seit drei Jahren wohnt sie in einem Mietshaus.
She has lived in an apartment building for three years.
Nächsten Monat zieht er aus dem Mietshaus aus.
Next month, he is moving out of the apartment building.
Typical collocations
Common combinations include 'in einem Mietshaus wohnen' (to live in an apartment building), 'ein Mietshaus verwalten' (to manage an apartment building), and 'aus einem Mietshaus ausziehen' (to move out of an apartment building). Descriptions such as 'ein großes Mietshaus' (a large apartment building) or 'ein altes Mietshaus' (an old apartment building) are also common.
EXAMPLE
Die Hausverwaltung lässt das Mietshaus dringend renovieren.
The property management company is having the apartment building urgently renovated.
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