noun
bookshop, bookstore
B1
Buchhandlung means a shop that sells books, i.e. bookshop or bookstore. It is a feminine noun: die Buchhandlung, plural Buchhandlungen. Common phrases: in die Buchhandlung gehen or in einer Buchhandlung stöbern. No irregular plural; declension follows regular feminine patterns. usage.
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In der Buchhandlung in der Stadt haben sie das Buch bestimmt.
They're sure to have the book at the bookstore in the city.
Der Leser betrat die Buchhandlung, obwohl er eigentlich nur für einen Freund ein Buch holen wollte.
The reader entered the bookstore, although he actually only wanted to get a book for a friend.
Ich gehe in die Buchhandlung, um einen Roman zu kaufen.
I'm going to the bookshop to buy a novel.
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Imagine a shopfront full of books with a sign 'Buchhandlung' above the door
Buchhandlung — 'Buch' = book, 'handlung' sounds like 'handling' a shop handling books
die — picture a female shopkeeper saying 'Willkommen in der Buchhandlung' (die Buchhandlung)
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Common word for a place that sells books. 'Buchhandlung' and 'Buchladen' are both used; 'Buchhandlung' is slightly more formal.