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department store
A large retail store that offers a wide range of products in different departments (e.g., clothing, electronics, household goods, groceries) under one roof.
Im Warenhaus in der Innenstadt findet man fast alles, was man für den täglichen Bedarf braucht.
In the department store downtown, you can find almost everything you need for daily life.
The word is made up of 'Ware' (goods; plural: Waren) and 'Haus' (house). A Warenhaus is therefore literally a 'house full of goods.'
Dieses Warenhaus bietet Waren aus aller Welt an.
This department store offers goods from all over the world.
Use 'ins Warenhaus' (into the department store, with accusative) for movement into the building and 'im Warenhaus' (in the department store, with dative) for being or a location inside it.
Lass uns später ins Warenhaus gehen, um ein Geschenk zu kaufen.
Let's go to the department store later to buy a gift.
A Warenhaus (department store) is typically a very large building with several floors and different departments, e.g., for clothing, electronics, and groceries. They are often located in the center of a city.
In der Lebensmittelabteilung des Warenhauses gibt es viele internationale Spezialitäten.
In the grocery department of the department store, there are many international specialties.
department store
Kaufhaus and Warenhaus both refer to a large store with different departments. Kaufhaus is more common in everyday speech, while Warenhaus sounds more traditional or formal. In terms of meaning, both words can refer to the same store.
Der traditionelle Stadtführer nennt dasselbe Geschäft ein Warenhaus.
The traditional city guide calls the same store a department store.
Im Alltag nennt Lea das große Geschäft ein Kaufhaus.
In everyday speech, Lea calls the large store a department store.
