Noun
die Hauptstraße
Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtʁaːsə/
main street, high street (principal street of a town or village)
C1
rank #4,647
plural Hauptstraßen
Meanings
Noun
- main street, high street (principal street of a town or village)
- any major street, artery, boulevard
Example sentence
Die Hauptstraße ist voller Mädchen in Kimonos.
The main street is filled with girls in kimonos.
Word forms
singular
die Hauptstraße
plural
die Hauptstraßen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hauptstraße
Accusativedie Hauptstraße
Dativeder Hauptstraße
Genitiveder Hauptstraße
Plural
Nominativedie Hauptstraßen
Accusativedie Hauptstraßen
Dativeden Hauptstraßen
Genitiveder Hauptstraßen
Usage
- an der Hauptstraße — An plus dative gives a location beside the main street.
- Hauptstraße / Nebenstraße — These distinguish the principal road from a side street.
Die Bäckerei liegt direkt an der Hauptstraße.
The bakery is right on the main street.