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Der Zug steht auf Gleis drei. The train is at platform three.

noun · A1

der Zug

[t͡suːk]

train

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Grammar

Plural
die Züge 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 Zug die Züge
Wann kommt der Zug? When is the train coming?
Accusative wen? was? den Zug die Züge
Habt ihr den Zug noch geschafft? Did you make the train?
Dative wem? dem Zug den Zügen
Kalle schläft im Zug. Kalle sleeps on the train.
Genitive wessen? des Zuges der Züge
Frau Hilde nimmt die Verzögerung ihres Zuges gelassen und liest ein Buch. Frau Hilde takes the delay to her train calmly and reads a book.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Zugfahrtder Regionalzugder Nachtzugdie Zugverbindung

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