das Obergeschoss
Translation
upper floor, second floor
Examples
Die Wohnung liegt im 1. OG.
The apartment is on the second floor.
Das OG hat zwei Schlafzimmer.
The upper floor has two bedrooms.
Grammar Patterns
to live/be in the ((OG)) to live/be on a specific upper floor The family lives on the third floor.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Etage, Stockwerk.
Etymology
Short for 'Obergeschoss', which combines 'ober-' (upper) and 'Geschoss' (floor/story).
Memory Tips
Remember that the German 'Erdgeschoss' (EG) is the US 'first floor', so 'Obergeschoss' (OG) starts from the US 'second floor'.