Definition
A track made of two rails for trains, especially within a railway station.
Translations
- English
- railway track
- Français
- voie
- Türkçe
- peron hattı
- Polski
- tor
- Русский
- железнодорожный путь
- Українська
- залізнична колія
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Gleis
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
railway track
/das ˈɡlaɪ̯s/
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
- Gleise
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Gleis ist heute gesperrt.NominativSing.The track is closed today.
- Die Kinder überqueren das Gleis nur an der sicheren Stelle.AkkusativSing.The children cross the track only at the safe place.
- Der Zug nähert sich dem Gleis fünf.DativSing.The train is approaching track five.
- Die Farbe des Gleises ist deutlich sichtbar.GenitivSing.The color of the track is clearly visible.
- Die Gleise werden am Wochenende repariert.NominativPlur.The tracks are being repaired at the weekend.
- Die Arbeiter erneuern die Gleise im Bahnhof.AkkusativPlur.The workers are replacing the tracks at the station.
- Die Züge fahren auf den Gleisen langsam.DativPlur.The trains travel slowly on the tracks.
- Die Enden der Gleise sind markiert.GenitivPlur.The ends of the tracks are marked.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gleis/ɡlaɪ̯s/
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Article phrase
das Gleis/das ˈɡlaɪ̯s/
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Plural
Gleise/ˈɡlaɪ̯zə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Gleis | die Gleise |
| Akkusativ | das Gleis | die Gleise |
| Dativ | dem Gleis | den Gleisen |
| Genitiv | des Gleises | der Gleise |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Gleis betreten
- Collocationein Gleis überqueren
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Gleisauf + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionauf das Gleisauf + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Zug fährt auf dem Gleis ein.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termVerkehrsweg
A Gleis is a special Verkehrsweg for trains, while Verkehrsweg is the broader term.
- Near-synonymBahngleis
Bahngleis and Gleis usually refer to the same track; Bahngleis explicitly emphasizes the connection with the railway.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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