zu Hause

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See also: zuhause and Zuhause

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zu (to) + Hause, (old-fashioned) dative of Haus (house).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [t͡suˈhaʊ̯zə]
  • IPA(key): [t͡suˈhaʊ̯s] (for the alternative forms without e)
  • (file)

Adverb[edit]

zu Hause

  1. home, at home (stationary, non-goal-oriented)
    Synonym: daheim
    Ist deine Mutter zu Hause?Is your mother home?

Usage notes[edit]

To express the directional, goal-oriented sense of "home", see nach Hause.

Further reading[edit]

  • zu Hause” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache