Kalle hält stolz seinen neuen Führerschein in der Hand. Kalle proudly holds his new driving licence in his hand.

noun · B1

der Führerschein

[ˈfyːʁɐˌʃaɪ̯n]

driving licence, driver's license

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Other Examples

Hast du deinen Führerschein dabei?

Do you have your driving licence on you?
Ich habe meinen Führerschein schon seit zehn Jahren.

I've had my driving licence for ten years.
Ohne Führerschein darf Bruno das Auto seines Onkels nicht fahren.

Without a licence, Bruno isn't allowed to drive his uncle's car.

Grammar

Plural: die Führerscheine In the plural the article is always "die".

Phrases With This Word

den Führerschein machen to learn to drive

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Führerschein	die Führerscheine
Accusative wen? was?	den Führerschein	die Führerscheine	Hast du deinen Führerschein dabei? Do you have your driving licence on you?
Dative wem?	dem Führerschein	den Führerscheinen
Genitive wessen?	des Führerscheins	der Führerscheine

How the Word Is Built

Führ root er suffix schein root

-er: a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

A compound: Führer + der Schein

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

führender Schein die Führung

In Otti's situations: Kalle learns to drive

sich anschnallen das Auto die Autobahn das Benzin bremsen den Führerschein machen der Fahrlehrer die Fahrlehrerin die Fahrschule die Fahrstunde geduldig die Geschwindigkeit

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