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Für Frida ist das Fahrrad das schnellste Verkehrsmittel in Berlin. For Frida, the bike is the fastest means of transport in Berlin.

noun · B1

das Verkehrsmittel

[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌmɪtl̩]

means of transport

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Grammar

Plural
die Verkehrsmittel 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? das Verkehrsmittel die Verkehrsmittel
Accusative wen? was? das Verkehrsmittel die Verkehrsmittel
Dative wem? dem Verkehrsmittel den Verkehrsmitteln
Mit welchen Verkehrsmitteln kommst du zur Arbeit? What transport do you take to work?
Genitive wessen? des Verkehrsmittels der Verkehrsmittel

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix kehr root s linking letter mittel root

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

A compound: der Verkehr + das Mittel

The last word gives the article. More rules

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