Vokabahn

Express

Vokabahn
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Noun

der Express

express (mode of transportation, often a train)

B1 rank #2,864 plural Expresse

Meanings

Noun
  1. express (mode of transportation, often a train)

Example sentence

Der Express fährt direkt nach Hamburg.

The express goes directly to Hamburg.

Word forms

singular der Express
plural die Expresse

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Express
Accusativeden Express
Dativedem Express
Genitivedes Expresses

Plural

Nominativedie Expresse
Accusativedie Expresse
Dativeden Expressen
Genitiveder Expresse

Usage

  • mit dem Express fahren — Travel by an express service.
  • Express / Bummelzug — Contrasts a fast service with a slow stopping train.
Extra sentence

Mit dem Express erreichen wir die Stadt vor Mittag.

We will reach the city before noon on the express.