How to Say ‘In the house’ in German
Im Haus
im howss
[im howss]
💬 Usage Tip: Short for in dem Haus. German often combines preposition + article: in dem → im.
🇩🇪 In Germany: In apartment buildings, Haus often means the whole building, not just a single family house.
Phrase Breakdown
Im
[im]
in the
Short form of in dem, often used before neuter nouns like Haus.
Im Haus wohnen viele freundliche Leute.
Many friendly people live in the building.
Haus
[howss]
house / building
Literally house; in this context it can also mean the apartment building.
Im Haus ist es sehr ruhig.
It is very quiet in the building.
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