Is it der, die oder das Auffahrt?
DIE
The correct article in German of Auffahrt is die. So it is die Auffahrt! (nominative case)
The word Auffahrt is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Auffahrt?
How does the declension of Auffahrt work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Auffahrt | die Auffahrten |
| Genitive | der Auffahrt | der Auffahrten |
| Dative | der Auffahrt | den Auffahrten |
| Akkusative | die Auffahrt | die Auffahrten |
What is the meaning of Auffahrt in German?
Auffahrt has various definitions in German:
[1] rising section of the street that leads to something
[1] ansteigender Straßenabschnitt, der zu etwas hinführt[2] Driving a higher area
[2] das Befahren eines höher gelegenen Bereiches[3] Road section that leads to a motorway or the like
[3] Straßenabschnitt, der auf eine Autobahn oder Ähnliches führt[4] Driving a motorway
[4] das Befahren einer Autobahn[5] No plural, often without an article: Swiss for Ascension Day
[5] kein Plural, oft ohne Artikel: schweizerisch für Christi HimmelfahrtHow to use Auffahrt in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Auffahrt with translations in English.
[1] Da steht ein Wagen in unserer Auffahrt.
[1] There is a car in our driveway[1] „Eine Autodroschke fährt die Invalidenstraße hinauf, schiebt sich langsam durch eine Wirrnis von Fußgängern und Elektrischen, erreicht den freieren Platz vor dem Bahnhof und eilt, wie erlöst hupend, über die Auffahrt am Stettiner Bahnhof.“
[1] "A car droschke drives up the Invalidenstrasse, slowly pushes through a confusion of pedestrians and electric, reaches freer space in front of the train station and hurries, as released, over the driveway at the Stettiner Bahnhofe"[1] „Sie kurvte die Auffahrt hoch, kurz hinter der Einfahrt zur sechsten Etage hielt sie.“
[1] "She gave up the driveway, shortly after the entrance to the sixth floor she held"[2] Die Auffahrt war anstrengend, aber auf der Abfahrt können wir rollen.
[2] The driveway was exhausting, but on the departure we can roll[3] Wo ist die Auffahrt zur A54?
[3] Where is the driveway to the A54 region[4] Achten Sie bei der Auffahrt auf den Verkehr, der sich bereits auf der Autobahn befindet.
[4] Pay attention to the traffic that is already on the motorway[5] An Auffahrt waren wir am Genfersee.
[5] At the driveway we were at the Geneva lakeHow do you pronounce Auffahrt?
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