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Die Postleitzahl steht vor dem Namen der Stadt. The postcode goes before the name of the town.

noun · A2

die Postleitzahl

[ˈpɔstlaɪ̯tˌt͡saːl]

postcode, zip code

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Other Examples

  • Emil kennt alle Postleitzahlen von Berlin.

    Emil knows all the postcodes in Berlin.

  • Ich weiß die Postleitzahl von Frau Hilde nicht.

    I don't know Frau Hilde's postcode.

  • Welche Postleitzahl hast du?

    What's your postcode?

Grammar

Plural
die Postleitzahlen 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? die Postleitzahl die Postleitzahlen
Welche Postleitzahl hast du? What's your postcode?
Accusative wen? was? die Postleitzahl die Postleitzahlen
Dative wem? der Postleitzahl den Postleitzahlen
Genitive wessen? der Postleitzahl der Postleitzahlen

How the Word Is Built

Post root leit root zahl root

A compound: Postleit + die Zahl

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

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