Noun
das Autofahren
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯toˌfaːʁən/
driving, motoring
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Meanings
Noun
- driving, motoring
Example sentence
Was ist das Schwierigste daran, Autofahren zu lernen?
What's the most difficult thing about learning how to drive?
Word forms
singular
das Autofahren
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Autofahren
Accusativedas Autofahren
Dativedem Autofahren
Genitivedes Autofahrens
Autofahren has no common plural.
Usage
- beim Autofahren — While driving; the nominalised activity is capitalised.
- Auto fahren / das Autofahren — The verb phrase is written separately; the activity noun is one word.
Beim Autofahren hört sie am liebsten Hörbücher.
While driving, she likes listening to audiobooks best.