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die Straßenbahn

A1

tram

English meaning
tram
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Straßenbahnen
CEFR level
A1Beginner
Vocabulary package
Bus, Tram & Underground

Straßenbahn in a sentence

Wo fährt die Straßenbahn ab?

Where does the tram depart from?

Declension of die Straßenbahn

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Straßenbahndie Straßenbahnen
Accusativedie Straßenbahndie Straßenbahnen
Dativeder Straßenbahnden Straßenbahnen
Genitiveder Straßenbahnder Straßenbahnen

Word family

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

Where Straßenbahn comes from

Determinativkompositum (Zusammensetzung) von Substantiv Straße, Fugenelement -n und Substantiv Bahn

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Questions about Straßenbahn

Is it der, die or das Straßenbahn?

It is die Straßenbahn — Straßenbahn is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Straßenbahnen.

What is the plural of Straßenbahn?

The plural of die Straßenbahn is die Straßenbahnen.

What is the genitive of Straßenbahn?

The genitive singular is der Straßenbahn. The dative plural is den Straßenbahnen.

What does Straßenbahn mean in English?

die Straßenbahn means "tram". For example: "Wo fährt die Straßenbahn ab?" — "Where does the tram depart from?"

What level is Straßenbahn in German?

Straßenbahn is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the bus, tram & underground vocabulary.

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