waiting room
der Warteraum, die Warteräume
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waiting room
A room where people wait until they are called or it is time for their appointment, for example at a doctor's office or a train station.
Im Warteraum saßen bereits mehrere Patienten.
Several patients were already sitting in the waiting room.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Warteräume |
| genitive | des Warteraums |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Warteraum | die Warteräume |
| accusative | den Warteraum | die Warteräume |
| dative | dem Warteraum | den Warteräumen |
| genitive | des Warteraums des Warteraumes | der Warteräume |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Warteraum' (waiting room) is made up of 'Warte-' (waiting) and 'Raum' (room). 'Warte-' indicates that this room is intended for waiting.
Vor dem Gespräch mussten wir noch einige Minuten im Warteraum bleiben.
Before the meeting, we had to stay in the waiting room for a few more minutes.
The preposition 'in' is particularly common with 'Warteraum' (waiting room): use 'im Warteraum' (in the waiting room) for being there and 'in den Warteraum' (into the waiting room) for movement into it.
Die Besucherin ging in den Warteraum.
The visitor went into the waiting room.
Im Warteraum war es ungewöhnlich still.
It was unusually quiet in the waiting room.
Common phrases with 'Warteraum' (waiting room) include 'im Warteraum sitzen' (to sit in the waiting room), 'im Warteraum warten' (to wait in the waiting room), and 'aus dem Warteraum aufgerufen werden' (to be called from the waiting room).
Nach kurzer Zeit wurde der nächste Patient aus dem Warteraum aufgerufen.
After a short time, the next patient was called from the waiting room.
