das Kennzeichen
B1license plate
- English meaning
- license plate
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Kennzeichen
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Kennzeichen in a sentence
Das Auto hat ein Schweizer Kennzeichen.
The car has a Swiss license plate.
Declension of das Kennzeichen
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Kennzeichen | die Kennzeichen |
| Accusative | das Kennzeichen | die Kennzeichen |
| Dative | dem Kennzeichen | den Kennzeichen |
| Genitive | des Kennzeichens | der Kennzeichen |
Word family
das Kennzeichen is built from das Zeichen (sign, symbol). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Kennzeichen comes from
seit dem 16. Jahrhundert bezeugt; Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus dem Stamm des Verbs kennen und dem Substantiv Zeichen
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Questions about Kennzeichen
Is it der, die or das Kennzeichen?
It is das Kennzeichen — Kennzeichen is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Kennzeichen.
What is the plural of Kennzeichen?
The plural of das Kennzeichen is die Kennzeichen.
What is the genitive of Kennzeichen?
The genitive singular is des Kennzeichens. The dative plural is den Kennzeichen.
What does Kennzeichen mean in English?
das Kennzeichen means "license plate". For example: "Das Auto hat ein Schweizer Kennzeichen." — "The car has a Swiss license plate."
What level is Kennzeichen in German?
Kennzeichen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the cars & driving vocabulary.
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