Noun
die Navigation
navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship)
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Meanings
Noun
- navigation (theory and practice of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship)
Example sentence
Die ersten Entdecker richteten sich bei der Navigation nach den Sternen.
Early explorers used the stars for navigation.
Word forms
singular
die Navigation
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Navigation
Accusativedie Navigation
Dativeder Navigation
Genitiveder Navigation
Navigation has no common plural.
Usage
- zur Navigation dienen — serve for navigation; zur combines zu + der
- navigieren → Navigation — navigate → navigation; finding and following a course
Der Kapitän benutzte zur Navigation eine alte Seekarte.
The captain used an old nautical chart for navigation.