Noun
die Etappe
Pronunciation: /eˈtapə/
stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally)
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plural Etappen
Meanings
Noun
- stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally)
- rear, areas away from the front used for logistics and building up troops
Example sentence
Die erste Etappe ist geschafft.
The first stage is complete.
Word forms
singular
die Etappe
plural
die Etappen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Etappe
Accusativedie Etappe
Dativeder Etappe
Genitiveder Etappe
Plural
Nominativedie Etappen
Accusativedie Etappen
Dativeden Etappen
Genitiveder Etappen
Usage
- eine Etappe zurücklegen — complete a stage of a journey; zurücklegen is separable
- in mehreren Etappen — in several stages; plural dative
Unsere heutige Etappe endet an einer kleinen Berghütte.
Today's leg of our journey ends at a small mountain hut.