die Autobahn
A2highway; motorway
- English meaning
- highway; motorway
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Autobahnen
- CEFR level
- German A2 vocabulary list
- Vocabulary package
- Traffic & Road Signs
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- German words with A
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Autobahn in a sentence
Das Dorf liegt direkt an der Autobahn.
The village is located right on the highway.
Declension of die Autobahn
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Autobahn | die Autobahnen |
| Accusative | die Autobahn | die Autobahnen |
| Dative | der Autobahn | den Autobahnen |
| Genitive | der Autobahn | der Autobahnen |
Word family
die Autobahn is built from das Auto (car) and die Bahn (train/railway). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Autobahn comes from
zusammengesetzt aus Nomen Auto und Nomen Bahn
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Questions about Autobahn
Is it der, die or das Autobahn?
It is die Autobahn — Autobahn is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Autobahnen.
What is the plural of Autobahn?
The plural of die Autobahn is die Autobahnen.
What is the genitive of Autobahn?
The genitive singular is der Autobahn. The dative plural is den Autobahnen.
What does Autobahn mean in English?
die Autobahn means "highway; motorway". For example: "Das Dorf liegt direkt an der Autobahn." — "The village is located right on the highway."
What level is Autobahn in German?
Autobahn is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the traffic & road signs vocabulary.
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