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das Stellwerk

C1

signal box

English meaning
signal box
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Stellwerke
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Train Travel

Stellwerk in a sentence

Der Bahnwärter arbeitete im Stellwerk und kontrollierte die Signale.

The railway worker operated the signal box and controlled the signals.

Declension of das Stellwerk

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Stellwerkdie Stellwerke
Accusativedas Stellwerkdie Stellwerke
Dativedem Stellwerkden Stellwerken
Genitivedes Stellwerksder Stellwerke

Word family

das Stellwerk is built from das Werk (work, plant, factory). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Stellwerk comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs stellen und dem Substantiv Werk

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Questions about Stellwerk

Is it der, die or das Stellwerk?

It is das Stellwerk — Stellwerk is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Stellwerke.

What is the plural of Stellwerk?

The plural of das Stellwerk is die Stellwerke.

What is the genitive of Stellwerk?

The genitive singular is des Stellwerks. The dative plural is den Stellwerken.

What does Stellwerk mean in English?

das Stellwerk means "signal box". For example: "Der Bahnwärter arbeitete im Stellwerk und kontrollierte die Signale." — "The railway worker operated the signal box and controlled the signals."

What level is Stellwerk in German?

Stellwerk is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the train travel vocabulary.

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