die Fahrbahn

B1

roadway, lane

English meaning
roadway, lane
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Fahrbahnen
Vocabulary package
Streets & Roads

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Fahrbahn in a sentence

Fahren Sie bitte vorsichtig. Es sind Kühe auf der Fahrbahn.

Please drive carefully. There are cows on the roadway.

Declension of die Fahrbahn

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Fahrbahndie Fahrbahnen
Accusativedie Fahrbahndie Fahrbahnen
Dativeder Fahrbahnden Fahrbahnen
Genitiveder Fahrbahnder Fahrbahnen

Word family

die Fahrbahn is built from die Bahn (train/railway). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Fahrbahn comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs fahren und dem Substantiv Bahn

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Questions about Fahrbahn

Is it der, die or das Fahrbahn?

It is die Fahrbahn — Fahrbahn is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Fahrbahnen.

What is the plural of Fahrbahn?

The plural of die Fahrbahn is die Fahrbahnen.

What is the genitive of Fahrbahn?

The genitive singular is der Fahrbahn. The dative plural is den Fahrbahnen.

What does Fahrbahn mean in English?

die Fahrbahn means "roadway, lane". For example: "Fahren Sie bitte vorsichtig. Es sind Kühe auf der Fahrbahn." — "Please drive carefully. There are cows on the roadway."

What level is Fahrbahn in German?

Fahrbahn is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the streets & roads vocabulary.

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