Definition
A motor vehicle, usually with four wheels, used mainly to transport people.
Translations
- English
- car
- Français
- voiture
- Türkçe
- araba
- Polski
- samochód
- Русский
- автомобиль
- Українська
- автомобіль
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Auto
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
- Technology & Media
car
/das ˈaʊ̯to/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Autos
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Abbreviation
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Auto steht vor dem Haus.NominativSing.The car is in front of the house.
- Ich parke das Auto hinter dem Haus.AkkusativSing.I park the car behind the house.
- Wir fahren mit dem Auto zur Arbeit.DativSing.We go to work by car.
- Die Tür des Autos ist offen.GenitivSing.The car door is open.
- Die Autos warten an der Ampel.NominativPlur.The cars are waiting at the traffic light.
- Wir verkaufen die alten Autos.AkkusativPlur.We are selling the old cars.
- Zwischen den Autos ist wenig Platz.DativPlur.There is little space between the cars.
- Die Reifen der Autos müssen regelmäßig überprüft werden.GenitivPlur.The tires of the cars must be checked regularly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Auto/ˈaʊ̯to/
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Article phrase
das Auto/das ˈaʊ̯to/
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Plural
Autos/ˈaʊ̯tos/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Auto | die Autos |
| Akkusativ | das Auto | die Autos |
| Dativ | dem Auto | den Autos |
| Genitiv | des Autos | der Autos |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Auto fahrenmit + Dativ
- Collocationdas Auto parken
- Prepositional constructionins Auto steigenin + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionaus dem Auto steigenaus + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymPKW — passenger car
- Broader termFahrzeug
A Fahrzeug is the superordinate term; a Auto denotes a specific type of vehicle for transporting people.
- Near-synonymKraftfahrzeug — motor vehicle
Auto is the common everyday term; Kraftfahrzeug is the official and legal generic term.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeAbbreviation
- AutoOther
„Auto“ is, synchronically speaking, a simple noun in present-day German that is not productively analyzable; a reliable immediate derivation from German constituents cannot be posited.
Word family
- Autofahrer
- Autofahrer
- Autofahrerin