Definition
A major road designed for fast motor-vehicle traffic, usually without intersections.
Translations
- English
- motorway
- Français
- autoroute
- Türkçe
- otoyol
- Polski
- autostrada
- Русский
- автомагистраль
- Українська
- автомагістраль
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Autobahn
- A2
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
- City & Places
motorway
/diː ˈaʊtoˌbaːn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Autobahnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Autobahn ist heute stark befahren.NominativSing.The motorway is very busy today.
- Viele Menschen nutzen die Autobahn täglich.AkkusativSing.Many people use the motorway every day.
- Wir nähern uns der Autobahn vorsichtig.DativSing.We approach the motorway cautiously.
- Die Auffahrt der Autobahn ist gesperrt.GenitivSing.The motorway entrance is closed.
- Die Autobahnen sind heute stark befahren.NominativPlur.The motorways are very busy today.
- Viele Reisende nutzen die Autobahnen täglich.AkkusativPlur.Many travelers use the motorways every day.
- Wir nähern uns den Autobahnen vorsichtig.DativPlur.We approach the motorways cautiously.
- Die Auffahrten der Autobahnen sind gut ausgeschildert.GenitivPlur.The motorway entrances are well signposted.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Autobahn/ˈaʊtoˌbaːn/
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Article phrase
die Autobahn/diː ˈaʊtoˌbaːn/
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Plural
Autobahnen/ˈaʊtoˌbaːnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Autobahn | die Autobahnen |
| Akkusativ | die Autobahn | die Autobahnen |
| Dativ | der Autobahn | den Autobahnen |
| Genitiv | der Autobahn | der Autobahnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Autobahn bauen
- Collocationauf der Autobahn fahren
- Collocationdie Autobahn nehmen
- Verb constructiondie Autobahn benutzen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionauf der Autobahnauf + Dativ
- Sentence patternAuf der Autobahn gilt oft ein Tempolimit.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termStraße
A Autobahn is a special Straße designed for fast-moving traffic.
- Related termLandstraße
Motorways have no intersections and are built for fast traffic; country roads connect places and usually have lower speed limits.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- AutoOther
- BahnOther
„Autobahn“ is a compound of „Auto“ and „Bahn“.
Word family
- Autobahnauffahrt
- Autobahnfahrt
- Autobahnkreuz