Noun
die City
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪti/
city center, downtown, central business district
A2
rank #1,398
plural Citys
Meanings
Noun
- city center, downtown, central business district
Example sentence
In der City gibt es viele Geschäfte.
There are many shops in the city center.
Word forms
singular
die City
plural
die Citys
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie City
Accusativedie City
Dativeder City
Genitiveder City
Plural
Nominativedie Citys
Accusativedie Citys
Dativeden Citys
Genitiveder Citys
Usage
- in die City fahren — In German, City usually means the central business or shopping district.
- City / Stadt — An English city usually corresponds to Stadt, not just its City.
Wir fahren mit der Straßenbahn in die City.
We are taking the tram into the city centre.