Die Wohnung hat einen langen Flur.

The apartment has a long hallway.

Breakdown of Die Wohnung hat einen langen Flur.

• lang: long
• haben: to have
• die Wohnung: the apartment
• der Flur: the hallway

Questions & Answers about Die Wohnung hat einen langen Flur.

Why is hat used instead of ist?

In German, haben expresses possession or that something “features” a characteristic—just like English “to have.”
Die Wohnung hat einen langen Flur means “The apartment has a long hallway.”
If you said ist, you’d be claiming “The apartment is a long hallway,” which isn’t what you mean.

Why is Flur in the accusative case?

Any direct object of haben in German must be in the accusative. Here, “a long hallway” is what the apartment has, so Flur is the object and takes accusative case.

Why is the article einen and not ein?

Flur is a masculine noun. In the accusative singular, the indefinite article ein changes to einen for all masculine nouns. Hence einen Flur.

Why does lang become langen here?

When an adjective directly modifies a noun (attributive use), German requires an ending to show gender, case, and number.
– Masculine
– Accusative
– Indefinite article
All together force the adjective ending -en, giving einen langen Flur.

Why is Wohnung preceded by die?

Wohnung (“apartment”) is feminine. As the subject of the sentence (nominative case), it takes the feminine definite article die.

Could I say In der Wohnung gibt es einen langen Flur instead?

Yes.
Es gibt + accusative expresses existence. You’d say:
In der Wohnung gibt es einen langen Flur.
That means “In the apartment, there is a long hallway,” focusing on existence rather than possession.

Could I use Korridor instead of Flur?

Both mean “corridor” or “hallway,” but:
• Flur is the everyday word in homes and apartments.
• Korridor sounds more formal or is often used in large buildings (hotels, hospitals).

How do I turn this into a yes/no question—“Does the apartment have a long hallway?”

Invert the subject and verb, putting hat first:
Hat die Wohnung einen langen Flur?

Why is it einen langen Flur here but Der Flur ist lang with no ending on lang?

– Attributive adjective (before a noun): must carry endings (einen langen Flur).
– Predicative adjective (after sein): stays in its base form (Der Flur ist lang).