Noun
die Abfahrt
Pronunciation: /ˈapˌfaːrt/
departure (of a land or water vehicle)
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plural Abfahrten
Meanings
Noun
- departure (of a land or water vehicle)
- exit, slip road, off-ramp (lane used to leave a motorway)
- slope, piste
- downhill (fastest of the four alpine competitions)
Example sentence
Heftiger Schnee hinderte die Bahn an der Abfahrt.
Heavy snow prevented the train from departing.
Word forms
singular
die Abfahrt
plural
die Abfahrten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Abfahrt
Accusativedie Abfahrt
Dativeder Abfahrt
Genitiveder Abfahrt
Plural
Nominativedie Abfahrten
Accusativedie Abfahrten
Dativeden Abfahrten
Genitiveder Abfahrten
Usage
- vor der Abfahrt — before departure; vor takes dative here
- Abfahrt / Ankunft — departure / arrival; common timetable headings
Die Abfahrt der Fähre verzögert sich um zwanzig Minuten.
The ferry's departure is delayed by twenty minutes.