Noun
die Fahrbahn
roadway, carriageway
B1
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plural Fahrbahnen
Meanings
Noun
- roadway, carriageway
- lane (of traffic in a road)
- runway
Example sentence
Ein umgestürzter Baum blockiert die ganze Fahrbahn.
A fallen tree is blocking the whole road.
Word forms
singular
die Fahrbahn
plural
die Fahrbahnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Fahrbahn
Accusativedie Fahrbahn
Dativeder Fahrbahn
Genitiveder Fahrbahn
Plural
Nominativedie Fahrbahnen
Accusativedie Fahrbahnen
Dativeden Fahrbahnen
Genitiveder Fahrbahnen
Usage
- die Fahrbahn überqueren — cross the roadway; the part used by vehicles
- Fahrbahn / Fahrstreifen — carriageway / individual traffic lane; a road may have several lanes
Nach dem Unfall lag Glas auf der Fahrbahn.
After the accident, there was glass on the roadway.