German word

Toilette

Pronunciation

IPA/toˈlɛtə/

Meaning

  • feminine nountoilet

Example

Entschuldigung, wo ist die Toilette?

Excuse me, where is the toilet?

Illustration for Toilette (toilet)

More examples

Ich muss kurz auf die Toilette gehen.

I need to go to the toilet for a moment.

Core concept

A small restroom with a toilet, a sink, and a sign on the door.

Common phrases

  • auf die Toilette gehen

    go to the toilet

  • die Toilette benutzen

    use the toilet

  • vor der Toilette anstehen

    stand in line in front of the toilet

Similar words

WC: A short label for a toilet used in public buildings and signs.
Klo: A casual name for a toilet in familiar everyday speech.
Badezimmer: A bathroom equipped with a bathtub or shower for bathing and washing.

Definition in German

ein Raum in einem Gebäude, in dem man seine Notdurft verrichtet und sich oft die Hände wäscht.

Word origin

German Toilette comes from French toilette, originally a cloth and then the act or room of washing and dressing, before developing its modern restroom sense.

Usage tips

  • Toilette is feminine, so standard forms include die Toilette, eine Toilette, and die Toiletten.

Other meanings

  • restroomnoun
  • powder roomnoun

Related words

  • Toilettenpapiertoilet papernoun
  • toilettierengroom oneselfverb
  • toilettiertgroomedadjective

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