die Postleitzahl

A1

postal code

English meaning
postal code
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Postleitzahlen
Vocabulary package
Email & Letters

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Postleitzahl in a sentence

Wie ist Ihre Postleitzahl?

What is your postal code?

Declension of die Postleitzahl

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Postleitzahldie Postleitzahlen
Accusativedie Postleitzahldie Postleitzahlen
Dativeder Postleitzahlden Postleitzahlen
Genitiveder Postleitzahlder Postleitzahlen

Word family

die Postleitzahl is built from die Post (mail, post office) and die Zahl (number). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Postleitzahl comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Post und Leitzahl

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Questions about Postleitzahl

Is it der, die or das Postleitzahl?

It is die Postleitzahl — Postleitzahl is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Postleitzahlen.

What is the plural of Postleitzahl?

The plural of die Postleitzahl is die Postleitzahlen.

What is the genitive of Postleitzahl?

The genitive singular is der Postleitzahl. The dative plural is den Postleitzahlen.

What does Postleitzahl mean in English?

die Postleitzahl means "postal code". For example: "Wie ist Ihre Postleitzahl?" — "What is your postal code?"

What level is Postleitzahl in German?

Postleitzahl is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the email & letters vocabulary.

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