die Seilbahn

B2

cable car

English meaning
cable car
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Seilbahnen

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Seilbahn in a sentence

Mit der Seilbahn fuhren wir hinauf auf den Berg.

We went up the mountain with the cable car.

Declension of die Seilbahn

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Seilbahndie Seilbahnen
Accusativedie Seilbahndie Seilbahnen
Dativeder Seilbahnden Seilbahnen
Genitiveder Seilbahnder Seilbahnen

Word family

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

Where Seilbahn comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Seil und Bahn

Words that go with Seilbahn

Questions about Seilbahn

Is it der, die or das Seilbahn?

It is die Seilbahn — Seilbahn is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Seilbahnen.

What is the plural of Seilbahn?

The plural of die Seilbahn is die Seilbahnen.

What is the genitive of Seilbahn?

The genitive singular is der Seilbahn. The dative plural is den Seilbahnen.

What does Seilbahn mean in English?

die Seilbahn means "cable car". For example: "Mit der Seilbahn fuhren wir hinauf auf den Berg." — "We went up the mountain with the cable car."

What level is Seilbahn in German?

Seilbahn is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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