Dach

roof

noun DAKH Less Common

Usage Note

Dach takes an umlaut in the plural, Dächer, and the ch is the hard 'ach' sound. It appears in ein Dach über dem Kopf haben ('to have a roof over one's head') and unter einem Dach ('under one roof'). The roof slope is a Dachschräge.

Examples

"Auf dem Dach sitzt eine Katze."

Natural Translation

There's a cat sitting on the roof.

Literal Translation

On the roof sits a cat.

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