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Is it der, die oder das Vorfahrt?

DIE

The correct article in German of Vorfahrt is die. So it is die Vorfahrt! (nominative case)

The word Vorfahrt 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.

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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 Vorfahrt?

How does the declension of Vorfahrt 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 Vorfahrt die Vorfahrten
Genitive der Vorfahrt der Vorfahrten
Dative der Vorfahrt den Vorfahrten
Akkusative die Vorfahrt die Vorfahrten

What is the meaning of Vorfahrt in German?

Vorfahrt is defined as:

Road traffic: right to continue his journey as the first

[1] Straßenverkehr: Recht, bei sich kreuzenden Verkehrswegen seine Fahrt als Erster fortzusetzen

How to use Vorfahrt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Vorfahrt with translations in English.

[1] Du hast Vorfahrt.

[1] You have right

[1] Jemandem die Vorfahrt zu nehmen ist gefährlich und stellt eine Ordnungswidrigkeit dar.

[1] Someone to take the right of way is dangerous and represents an administrative offense

[1] „Während Männer häufiger bei Fahrten unter Alkoholeinfluss auffällig werden, missachten Frauen eher die Vorfahrt.“[1]

[1] "While men are more likely to become conspicuous for rides under alcohol influence, women disregard the right of way" [1]

How do you pronounce Vorfahrt?

Vorfahrt

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