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die Hauptstraße

A2

main street

English meaning
main street
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Hauptstraßen
Vocabulary package
Streets & Roads

Hauptstraße in a sentence

Das Geschäft liegt an der Hauptstraße.

The shop is located on the main street.

Declension of die Hauptstraße

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Hauptstraßedie Hauptstraßen
Accusativedie Hauptstraßedie Hauptstraßen
Dativeder Hauptstraßeden Hauptstraßen
Genitiveder Hauptstraßeder Hauptstraßen

Word family

die Hauptstraße is built from die Straße (street, road) and Haupt (main, chief). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about Hauptstraße

Is it der, die or das Hauptstraße?

It is die Hauptstraße — Hauptstraße is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Hauptstraßen.

What is the plural of Hauptstraße?

The plural of die Hauptstraße is die Hauptstraßen.

What is the genitive of Hauptstraße?

The genitive singular is der Hauptstraße. The dative plural is den Hauptstraßen.

What does Hauptstraße mean in English?

die Hauptstraße means "main street". For example: "Das Geschäft liegt an der Hauptstraße." — "The shop is located on the main street."

What level is Hauptstraße in German?

Hauptstraße is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the streets & roads vocabulary.

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