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Bordstein

der Bordstein

Bordstein is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Bordsteine

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Bordstein?

Bordstein is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Stein. So it’s der Bordstein.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Fastened series of stones that separate the sidewalk from the street

[1] befestigte Reihe von Steinen, welche den Bürgersteig von der Straße abtrennt

Examples

[1] When parking, it often happens that you drive against the curb

[1] Beim Einparken passiert es des Öfteren, dass man gegen den Bordstein fährt.

[1] "He was pleased to find that the rain had washed its pissed stain from the curb"

[1] „Er stellte erfreut fest, dass der Regen seinen Pissefleck vom Bordstein gewaschen hatte.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "I was hurriedly pushed and bumped past the stations over curbs"

[1] „Eilig wurde ich geschoben und holperte über Bordsteine an den Stationen vorbei.“

[1] "I stumbled across the curb"

[1] „Ich stolperte über den Bordstein.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Bordstein die Bordsteine
Genitiv des Bordsteines des Bordsteins der Bordsteine
Dativ dem Bordstein dem Bordsteine den Bordsteinen
Akkusativ den Bordstein die Bordsteine

Pronunciation

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