Ein Haus macht noch kein Heim.

English Translation

A house is not a home.

What is “noch” doing in this sentence?

noch = still
noch + negative = not yet, still not

It means that a basic house is not enough to call it a home. There needs to be more to it.

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Okay. From the English translation, that wasn’t obvious, but your explanation makes sense.

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