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The platform is full of people and suitcases.
Der Bahnsteig ist voll mit Menschen und Koffern. The platform is full of people and suitcases.

noun · A2

der Bahnsteig

[ˈbaːnˌʃtaɪ̯k]

platform

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Other Examples

  • Ich warte am Bahnsteig auf euch.

    I'm waiting for you on the platform.

  • Frida und Lotte stehen schon auf dem Bahnsteig.

    Frida and Lotte are already standing on the platform.

  • Siehst du den Zug am anderen Bahnsteig?

    Can you see the train at the other platform?

Grammar

Plural
die Bahnsteige In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Bahnsteig die Bahnsteige
Der Bahnsteig ist voll mit Menschen und Koffern. The platform is full of people and suitcases.
Accusative wen? was? den Bahnsteig die Bahnsteige
Dative wem? dem Bahnsteig den Bahnsteigen
Ich warte am Bahnsteig auf euch. I'm waiting for you on the platform.
Genitive wessen? des Bahnsteigs der Bahnsteige

How the Word Is Built

Bahn root steig root

A compound: Bahn + der Steig

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: The friends take the train

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