der Speisewagen

B1

dining car

English meaning
dining car
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Speisewagen
Vocabulary package
Train Travel

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Speisewagen in a sentence

Wo ist der Speisewagen?

Where is the dining car?

Declension of der Speisewagen

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Speisewagendie Speisewagen
Accusativeden Speisewagendie Speisewagen
Dativedem Speisewagenden Speisewagen
Genitivedes Speisewagensder Speisewagen

Word family

der Speisewagen is built from Speise (dining, food) and der Wagen (car). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Speisewagen comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs speisen und dem Substantiv Wagen mit dem Gleitlaut -e-

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Questions about Speisewagen

Is it der, die or das Speisewagen?

It is der Speisewagen — Speisewagen is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Speisewagen.

What is the plural of Speisewagen?

The plural of der Speisewagen is die Speisewagen.

What is the genitive of Speisewagen?

The genitive singular is des Speisewagens. The dative plural is den Speisewagen.

What does Speisewagen mean in English?

der Speisewagen means "dining car". For example: "Wo ist der Speisewagen?" — "Where is the dining car?"

What level is Speisewagen in German?

Speisewagen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the train travel vocabulary.

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