Noun
die Kolonne
Pronunciation: /koˈlɔnə/
column (group of military vehicles or troops, especially on a road)
C2
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plural Kolonnen
Meanings
Noun
- column (group of military vehicles or troops, especially on a road)
- any group of vehicles travelling together
- group of workers
Example sentence
Eine lange Kolonne von Lastwagen stand auf der Autobahn.
A long column of lorries stood on the motorway.
Word forms
singular
die Kolonne
plural
die Kolonnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kolonne
Accusativedie Kolonne
Dativeder Kolonne
Genitiveder Kolonne
Plural
Nominativedie Kolonnen
Accusativedie Kolonnen
Dativeden Kolonnen
Genitiveder Kolonnen
Usage
- eine Kolonne von Fahrzeugen — a column of vehicles moving or waiting in line
- in einer Kolonne fahren — travel in a column; commonly used of military or other vehicle groups
Die militärische Kolonne bog am Ende der Straße nach links ab.
The military column turned left at the end of the road.