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Kalle wartet an der Ampel und beobachtet den Verkehr. Kalle waits at the traffic lights and watches the traffic.

noun · B1

der Verkehr

[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯]

traffic

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Other Examples

  • Ich fahre lieber Fahrrad, weil mich der Verkehr nervt.

    I prefer cycling because the traffic gets on my nerves.

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Fahrrad fahren

  • Hast du keine Angst vor dem Verkehr in Berlin?

    Aren't you afraid of the traffic in Berlin?

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Angst haben

  • Emil kennt den Verkehr in Mitte besser als jedes Navi.

    Emil knows the traffic in Mitte better than any satnav.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Verkehr
Ich fahre lieber Fahrrad, weil mich der Verkehr nervt. I prefer cycling because the traffic gets on my nerves.
Accusative wen? was? den Verkehr
Emil kennt den Verkehr in Mitte besser als jedes Navi. Emil knows the traffic in Mitte better than any satnav.
Dative wem? dem Verkehr
Hast du keine Angst vor dem Verkehr in Berlin? Aren't you afraid of the traffic in Berlin?
Genitive wessen? des Verkehrs

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix kehr root

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).

Word family

der Straßenverkehrdas Verkehrsmitteldie Verkehrsregel

In Otti's situations: Kalle learns to drive, Frida and the smart city

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