Vokabahn

Dampfer

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Noun

der Dampfer

steamer (steamboat, steamship)

C2 rank #9,718 plural Dampfer

Meanings

Noun
  1. steamer (steamboat, steamship)

Example sentence

Der Dampfer legt in einer halben Stunde ab.

The steamer departs in half an hour.

Word forms

singular der Dampfer
plural die Dampfer

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Dampfer
Accusativeden Dampfer
Dativedem Dampfer
Genitivedes Dampfers

Plural

Nominativedie Dampfer
Accusativedie Dampfer
Dativeden Dampfern
Genitiveder Dampfer

Usage

  • mit einem Dampfer fahren — Travel on a steamship.
  • auf dem falschen Dampfer sein — Be mistaken or on the wrong track; an informal idiom.
Extra sentence

Der alte Dampfer glitt langsam am Ufer entlang.

The old steamer glided slowly along the shore.