tanning salon / sunbed
das Solarium, die Solarien
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tanning salon / sunbed
A facility or device where people can tan using artificial UV radiation.
Sie geht regelmäßig ins Solarium, obwohl künstliche UV-Strahlung die Haut belasten kann.
She regularly goes to a tanning salon, even though artificial UV radiation can put stress on the skin.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Solarien |
| genitive | des Solariums |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Solarium | die Solarien |
| accusative | das Solarium | die Solarien |
| dative | dem Solarium | den Solarien |
| genitive | des Solariums | der Solarien |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Verbs such as „eröffnen“ (to open) and „betreiben“ (to run) show that „Solarium“ means a business. With „im Solarium liegen“ (to lie in the tanning bed), it refers to the tanning device.
Sie möchte in der Innenstadt ein Solarium eröffnen.
She wants to open a tanning salon in the city center.
Er lag zehn Minuten im Solarium.
He spent ten minutes in the tanning bed.
To describe going there, use „ins Solarium“ with the accusative. To describe staying there, use „im Solarium“ with the dative.
Am Samstag geht sie zum ersten Mal ins Solarium.
On Saturday, she is going to a tanning salon for the first time.
Während er im Solarium war, wartete seine Freundin draußen.
While he was in the tanning salon, his girlfriend waited outside.
A typical collocation is „sich im Solarium bräunen lassen“ (to get a tan in a tanning salon). The reflexive pronoun depends on the person; „bräunen lassen“ (to get a tan) appears as an infinitive phrase at the end of the sentence.
Vor ihrem Urlaub wollte sie sich im Solarium bräunen lassen.
Before her vacation, she wanted to get a tan in a tanning salon.
