noun
ground floor
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Erdgeschoss: neuter noun meaning 'ground floor' — the street-level storey of a building. Plural: Erdgeschosse. Declension adds -es in genitive singular (des Erdgeschosses). Use das; common in German building descriptions. Not irregular, plural formed regularly with -e. Corresponds to British 'ground floor' (US 'first floor').
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Die Apotheke befand sich im Erdgeschoss, weil die Besitzerin den Zugang barrierefrei gestalten wollte.
The pharmacy was located on the ground floor because the owner wanted to make the access barrier-free.
Unsere Wohnung ist im Erdgeschoss, also ohne Treppen.
Our flat is on the ground floor, so there are no stairs to climb.
Die Wohnung ist im Erdgeschoss.
The apartment is on the ground floor.
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Picture entering a building directly onto the ground floor.
Think 'earth' (Erde) + 'floor' (Geschoss).
das — think of 'das Stockwerk' (a neutral floor)
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In German buildings, 'Erdgeschoss' is the floor at ground level (not to be confused with first floor in some English dialects).