die Eisenbahn
B1railway
- English meaning
- railway
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Eisenbahnen
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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Eisenbahn in a sentence
Die Kinder wünschen sich eine elektrische Eisenbahn.
The children want an electric railway set.
Declension of die Eisenbahn
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Eisenbahn | die Eisenbahnen |
| Accusative | die Eisenbahn | die Eisenbahnen |
| Dative | der Eisenbahn | den Eisenbahnen |
| Genitive | der Eisenbahn | der Eisenbahnen |
Word family
die Eisenbahn is built from die Bahn (train/railway). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Eisenbahn comes from
strukturell: Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Eisen und Bahn :etymologisch: entstanden im Bergbau des späten 18.
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Questions about Eisenbahn
Is it der, die or das Eisenbahn?
It is die Eisenbahn — Eisenbahn is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Eisenbahnen.
What is the plural of Eisenbahn?
The plural of die Eisenbahn is die Eisenbahnen.
What is the genitive of Eisenbahn?
The genitive singular is der Eisenbahn. The dative plural is den Eisenbahnen.
What does Eisenbahn mean in English?
die Eisenbahn means "railway". For example: "Die Kinder wünschen sich eine elektrische Eisenbahn." — "The children want an electric railway set."
What level is Eisenbahn in German?
Eisenbahn is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the train travel vocabulary.
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