die Flugbahn

C1

trajectory / flight path

English meaning
trajectory / flight path
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Flugbahnen
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Flugbahn in a sentence

Die Flugbahn des Flugzeugs war gut geplant.

The aircraft's flight path was well planned.

Declension of die Flugbahn

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Flugbahndie Flugbahnen
Accusativedie Flugbahndie Flugbahnen
Dativeder Flugbahnden Flugbahnen
Genitiveder Flugbahnder Flugbahnen

Word family

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

Where Flugbahn comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Flug und Bahn

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Questions about Flugbahn

Is it der, die or das Flugbahn?

It is die Flugbahn — Flugbahn is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Flugbahnen.

What is the plural of Flugbahn?

The plural of die Flugbahn is die Flugbahnen.

What is the genitive of Flugbahn?

The genitive singular is der Flugbahn. The dative plural is den Flugbahnen.

What does Flugbahn mean in English?

die Flugbahn means "trajectory / flight path". For example: "Die Flugbahn des Flugzeugs war gut geplant." — "The aircraft's flight path was well planned."

What level is Flugbahn in German?

Flugbahn is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the on the plane vocabulary.

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