Noun
das Geländer
any long construction for people to hold on to or prevent them from falling down: railing, guardrail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet
C2
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plural Geländer
Meanings
Noun
- any long construction for people to hold on to or prevent them from falling down: railing, guardrail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet
Example sentence
Er lehnte sich gegen das Geländer.
He was leaning against the rail.
Word forms
singular
das Geländer
plural
die Geländer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Geländer
Accusativedas Geländer
Dativedem Geländer
Genitivedes Geländers
Plural
Nominativedie Geländer
Accusativedie Geländer
Dativeden Geländern
Genitiveder Geländer
Usage
- sich am Geländer festhalten — Hold on to the railing; an takes dative here.
- Geländer / Gelände — A railing versus an area of land or grounds.
Das neue Geländer reicht bis zum oberen Treppenabsatz.
The new handrail extends to the upper landing.