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die Feuerwehr

B1

fire department

English meaning
fire department
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Feuerwehren
Vocabulary package
Emergencies & First Aid

Feuerwehr in a sentence

Schnell! Rufen Sie die Feuerwehr! Die Nummer ist: 112.

Quickly! Call the fire department! The number is 112.

Declension of die Feuerwehr

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Feuerwehrdie Feuerwehren
Accusativedie Feuerwehrdie Feuerwehren
Dativeder Feuerwehrden Feuerwehren
Genitiveder Feuerwehrder Feuerwehren

Word family

die Feuerwehr is built from das Feuer (fire). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Feuerwehr comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Nomen / Subst. Feuer und Nomen / Subst. Wehr ohne Fugenelement

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Questions about Feuerwehr

Is it der, die or das Feuerwehr?

It is die Feuerwehr — Feuerwehr is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Feuerwehren.

What is the plural of Feuerwehr?

The plural of die Feuerwehr is die Feuerwehren.

What is the genitive of Feuerwehr?

The genitive singular is der Feuerwehr. The dative plural is den Feuerwehren.

What does Feuerwehr mean in English?

die Feuerwehr means "fire department". For example: "Schnell! Rufen Sie die Feuerwehr! Die Nummer ist: 112." — "Quickly! Call the fire department! The number is 112."

What level is Feuerwehr in German?

Feuerwehr is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the emergencies & first aid vocabulary.

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