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die Rolltreppe

B2

escalator

English meaning
escalator
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Rolltreppen
Vocabulary package
Places in Town

Rolltreppe in a sentence

Wir nahmen die Rolltreppe hinauf zum dritten Stock.

We took the escalator up to the third floor.

Declension of die Rolltreppe

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Rolltreppedie Rolltreppen
Accusativedie Rolltreppedie Rolltreppen
Dativeder Rolltreppeden Rolltreppen
Genitiveder Rolltreppeder Rolltreppen

Word family

die Rolltreppe is built from die Treppe (stairs). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Rolltreppe comes from

[1] Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus dem Stamm des Verbs rollen und Treppe

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Questions about Rolltreppe

Is it der, die or das Rolltreppe?

It is die Rolltreppe — Rolltreppe is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Rolltreppen.

What is the plural of Rolltreppe?

The plural of die Rolltreppe is die Rolltreppen.

What is the genitive of Rolltreppe?

The genitive singular is der Rolltreppe. The dative plural is den Rolltreppen.

What does Rolltreppe mean in English?

die Rolltreppe means "escalator". For example: "Wir nahmen die Rolltreppe hinauf zum dritten Stock." — "We took the escalator up to the third floor."

What level is Rolltreppe in German?

Rolltreppe is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the places in town vocabulary.

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