noun
floor, storey
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Stockwerk: means 'floor' or 'storey' (level of a building). Neuter noun (das Stockwerk). Plural: die Stockwerke. Declensions: dative plural den Stockwerken, genitive plural der Stockwerke. Often used for building levels; synonymous with 'Etage' or 'Geschoss' in many contexts. Not irregular; plural formed with -e.
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Unsere Wohnung liegt im dritten Stockwerk.
Our flat is on the third floor.
Das Gebäude hat fünf Stockwerke.
The building has five storeys.
Das Büro wurde ins dritte Stockwerk verlegt, weil das Erdgeschoss renoviert wurde.
The office was moved to the third floor because the ground floor was being renovated.
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picture a building cross-section labeling each 'Stockwerk' (floor)
das - imagine a neutral elevator sign 'das Stockwerk'
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Used for levels of a building; regional variants like 'Stock' also common.