Definition
A large road vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed or planned route.
Translations
- English
- bus
- Français
- bus
- Türkçe
- otobüs
- Polski
- autobus
- Русский
- автобус
- Українська
- автобус
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Bus
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
bus
/deːɐ̯ bʊs/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Busse
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Bus fährt um acht Uhr ab.NominativSing.The bus leaves at eight o'clock.
- Ich nehme jeden Morgen den Bus.AkkusativSing.I take the bus every morning.
- Wir fahren mit dem Bus in die Stadt.DativSing.We go into the city by bus.
- Die Farbe des Busses ist auffällig.GenitivSing.The color of the bus is striking.
- Die Busse fahren alle zehn Minuten.NominativPlur.The buses run every ten minutes.
- Die Busse erreichen den Bahnhof pünktlich.AkkusativPlur.The buses reach the station on time.
- Die Fahrgäste steigen in den Bussen um.DativPlur.The passengers change buses.
- Die Fahrpläne der Busse hängen an der Haltestelle.GenitivPlur.The bus timetables are displayed at the bus stop.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bus/bʊs/
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Article phrase
der Bus/deːɐ̯ bʊs/
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Plural
Busse/ˈbʊsə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Bus | die Busse |
| Akkusativ | den Bus | die Busse |
| Dativ | dem Bus | den Bussen |
| Genitiv | des Busses | der Busse |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Bus nehmen
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Bus fahrenmit + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionauf den Bus wartenauf + Akkusativ
- Collocationeinen Bus verpassen
- Collocationder nächste Bus
- Collocationmit dem Bus zur Arbeit fahren
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymOmnibus
Omnibus is the longer, today mainly formal or technical term for a Bus.
- Semantically relatedBahn — railway
Bus and Bahn are different public transportation options and are often used as alternatives for the same route.
- Related termStraßenbahn
Bus and Straßenbahn are means of public transport; the Straßenbahn runs on rails, while the Bus runs on the road.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Bus“ is a simple noun without productive modern compounding or visible derivation.