In German
Museum
Meaning: museum
Example sentences
WirgehenamSamstaginsMuseum.
We're going to the museum on Saturday.
DasMuseumzeigtalteGemälde.
The museum shows old paintings.
Grammar note
“Das Museum” is neuter, spelled almost identically to English. Its plural is irregular: “die Museen”, not “die Museums” — a Latin/Greek-style plural kept from the original loanword.
Common mistake
Don't pluralize it as “Museums” — the correct German plural is “Museen”.
Quick check
Which German word means “museum”?
More words on this topic
Keep learning German
Practise it in a lesson →Frequently asked questions
What's the plural of “Museum”?
“Die Museen” — an irregular, Latin-style plural, not “Museums”.
Is “Museum” masculine, feminine or neuter?
Neuter: “das Museum”.