Noun
der Lkw
lorry, truck
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plural Lkws
Meanings
Noun
- lorry, truck
Example sentence
Vor uns fährt ein langsamer Lkw mit Anhänger.
There's a slow lorry with a trailer ahead of us.
Word forms
singular
der Lkw
plural
die Lkws
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Lkw
Accusativeden Lkw
Dativedem Lkw
Genitivedes Lkwes
Plural
Nominativedie Lkws
Accusativedie Lkws
Dativeden Lkws
Genitiveder Lkws
Usage
- Lkw / Lastkraftwagen — Lkw abbreviates the longer word for a truck.
- der Lkw / die Lkws — The abbreviation commonly forms its plural with -s.
Der Lkw bringt neue Bretter zur Baustelle.
The truck brings new planks to the construction site.