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noun · A1

das Zentrum

[ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm]

centre, center

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Other Examples

  • Wir wohnen nicht im Zentrum.

    We don't live in the centre.

  • Wie lange fährst du bis ins Zentrum?

    How long does it take you to get to the centre?

  • Emil kennt jede Straße im Zentrum.

    Emil knows every street in the centre.

Grammar

Plural
die Zentren In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -um are usually neuter: das Zentrum. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Zentrum die Zentren
Accusative wen? was? das Zentrum die Zentren
Wie lange fährst du bis ins Zentrum? How long does it take you to get to the centre?
Dative wem? dem Zentrum den Zentren
Wir wohnen nicht im Zentrum. We don't live in the centre.
Genitive wessen? des Zentrums der Zentren
Kalle wohnt außerhalb des Zentrums, mitten im Wald. Kalle lives outside the centre, right in the forest.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

zentraldas Stadtzentrumdas Einkaufszentrum

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