Is it der, die oder das U-Bahn?
DIE
The correct article in German of U-Bahn is die. So it is die U-Bahn! (nominative case)
The word U-Bahn 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 U-Bahn?
How does the declension of U-Bahn 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 U-Bahn | die U-Bahnen |
| Genitive | der U-Bahn | der U-Bahnen |
| Dative | der U-Bahn | den U-Bahnen |
| Akkusative | die U-Bahn | die U-Bahnen |
What is the meaning of U-Bahn in German?
U-Bahn has various definitions in German:
[1] Transport, urban system: underground railway, (mostly) local traffic line, railway led under the earth's surface
[1] Transport, Städtewesen: Untergrundbahn, (meist) unter der Erdoberfläche geführte Nahverkehrslinie, Eisenbahn[2] Short for: subway car, subway train, i.e. the vehicle for [1]
[2] kurz für: U-Bahn-Wagen, U-Bahn-Zug, also das Fahrzeug für [1]How to use U-Bahn in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using U-Bahn with translations in English.
[1] Können Sie mir sagen, wo die U-Bahn fährt?
[1] Can you tell me where the subway is going[1] „Datum und Stunde sollen exakt sein, weil sie in der Geschichte der U-Bahnen eine lehrreiche Rolle spielen.“
[1] "Date and hour should be precise because they play an educational role in the history of the subways"[1] „Ich fuhr mit der U-Bahn so weit es ging nach Norden.“
[1] "I drove the subway to the north as far as possible"[1] „Sie haben einen Sohn, der bei der Berliner U-Bahn arbeitet.“
[1] "You have a son who works at the Berlin subway"[1] „Wenn man beim Schwarzfahren in der U-Bahn ein gültiges Klappmesser dabeihat, kann einem nicht viel passieren.“
[1] "If you have a valid folding knife with you when driving in the subway, you can't pass much" "[2] Können Sie mir sagen, wann die nächste U-Bahn kommt?
[2] Can you tell me when the next subway will come[2] „Er musste von der U-Bahn in die S-Bahn umsteigen und später noch in die Elektrische - aber sie ließ sich nicht abschütteln.“
[2] "He had to switch from the subway to the S-Bahn and later to the electrical-but it couldn't be shaken up"[2] „Schon in der U-Bahn war es so proppenvoll wie vor Heimspielen des FC Bayern.“
[2] "Already in the subway it was as packed as before FC Bayerne's home games"[2] „Ich frage Leute auf der Straße, in der U-Bahn, im Büro, alle woll'n Computer haben, keiner weiß genau wieso.“
[2] "I ask people on the street, in the subway, in the office, all woolen computers, nobody knows exactly why"[2] „Sie erzählte uns, wie sie mit der Rolltreppe aus meinem Blick gefahren war und auf die U-Bahn gewartet hatte.“
[2] "She told us how she had driven from my gaze with the escalator and had been waiting for the subway"How do you pronounce U-Bahn?
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