noun
camp, warehouse
B1
Meanings: 'camp' (temporary settlement) and 'warehouse' (storage facility). Neuter noun: das Lager. Plural identical 'Lager' (no change); genitive singular 'des Lagers'. Used both for people camps (e.g., refugee camp) and storage contexts. Regular declension otherwise; pronunciation unchanged. Can have sensitive connotations when referring to concentration camps.
Examples
Die Waren werden im Lager gelagert.
The goods are stored in the warehouse.
Ich gehe ins Lager.
I'm going to the warehouse.
Als die Waren im Lager ankamen, verteilte das Team die Kartons, damit die Filialen schnell beliefert werden konnten.
When the goods arrived in the warehouse, the team distributed the boxes so that the branches could be supplied quickly.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture rows of boxes or tents to remember 'Lager'.
Sounds like the English 'lager' (beer) — but think of stacks and storage instead.
Das (neuter) — imagine a plain grey box (neutral color) to recall 'das Lager'.
Notes
Commonly means 'camp' (e.g., refugee or prison camp) or a storage 'warehouse' depending on context; plural can be same as singular ('Lager') or 'Lager'/'Läger' historically, but 'Lager' is standard.