Vokabahn

Draht

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Noun

der Draht

Pronunciation: /dʁaːt/

wire (thread of metal; conductor)

B2 rank #5,453 plural Drähte

Meanings

Noun
  1. wire (thread of metal; conductor)

Example sentence

Muss ich den grünen oder den roten Draht durchschneiden?

Should I cut the green wire or the red one?

Word forms

singular der Draht
plural die Drähte

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Draht
Accusativeden Draht
Dativedem Draht
Genitivedes Drahtes

Plural

Nominativedie Drähte
Accusativedie Drähte
Dativeden Drähten
Genitiveder Drähte

Usage

  • ein Stück Draht — a piece of wire; a countable length of material
  • einen guten Draht zu jemandem haben — have a good rapport with someone; figurative with zu + dative
Extra sentence

Ein dünner Draht hält die beiden Holzteile zusammen.

A thin wire holds the two wooden parts together.