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Wegen der Baustelle macht Frida mit dem Fahrrad einen Umweg durch den Park. Because of the roadworks, Frida takes a detour through the park on her bike.

noun · B2

der Umweg

[ˈʊmˌveːk]

detour

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Grammar

Plural
die Umwege 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 Umweg die Umwege
Accusative wen? was? den Umweg die Umwege
Warum fahrt ihr so einen großen Umweg? Die Brücke ist doch offen. Why are you taking such a big detour? The bridge is open, after all.
Dative wem? dem Umweg den Umwegen
Genitive wessen? des Umwegs der Umwege

How the Word Is Built

Um prefix weg root

Word family

der Wegunterwegsder Ausweg

In Otti's situations: Frida and the traffic in Berlin

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