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Die U-Bahn kommt in zwei Minuten. The underground train is coming in two minutes.

noun · A1

die U-Bahn

[ˈuːˌbaːn]

underground, metro, subway

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Other Examples

  • Ich fahre jeden Tag mit der U-Bahn.

    I take the underground every day.

  • Nimmst du die U-Bahn oder den Bus?

    Are you taking the underground or the bus?

  • In der U-Bahn telefoniert Emil immer.

    Emil is always on the phone in the underground.

Grammar

Plural
die U-Bahnen 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 U-Bahn die U-Bahnen
Accusative wen? was? die U-Bahn die U-Bahnen
Dative wem? der U-Bahn den U-Bahnen
Genitive wessen? der U-Bahn der U-Bahnen

How the Word Is Built

U- root Bahn root

A compound: U- + die Bahn

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Bahnder U-Bahnhofdie U-Bahn-Liniedie U-Bahn-Station

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