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Das blaue Auto hat Vorfahrt, also wartet Kalle. The blue car has right of way, so Kalle waits.

noun · B1

die Vorfahrt

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯t]

right of way

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Other Examples

  • Rechts vor links: Wer von rechts kommt, hat Vorfahrt.

    Right before left: whoever comes from the right has right of way.

  • Achtung, du hast hier keine Vorfahrt!

    Careful, you don't have right of way here!

  • Beim Abbiegen achten wir immer auf die Vorfahrt der Radfahrer.

    When turning, we always watch out for cyclists' right of way.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Vorfahrt
Accusative wen? was? die Vorfahrt
Dative wem? der Vorfahrt
Genitive wessen? der Vorfahrt

How the Word Is Built

Vor prefix fahr root t suffix

vor-
before, in front: vorstellen (to introduce), vorbereiten (to prepare). Separable: Ich stelle mich vor.

Word family

die Fahrtfahrenvorfahren

In Otti's situations: Kalle learns to drive, Frida and the traffic in Berlin

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