Noun
der Rastplatz
Pronunciation: [ˈʁastplats]
A resting area by a road or motorway, often with toilets and benches, but with no petrol station or motel and at most small-scale catering
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plural Rastplätze
Meanings
Noun
- A resting area by a road or motorway, often with toilets and benches, but with no petrol station or motel and at most small-scale catering
Example sentence
Der Lkw-Fahrer hielt auf einem Rastplatz, weil er müde war.
The truck driver stopped at a rest area because he was tired.
Word forms
singular
der Rastplatz
plural
die Rastplätze
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Rastplatz
Accusativeden Rastplatz
Dativedem Rastplatz
Genitivedes Rastplatzes
Plural
Nominativedie Rastplätze
Accusativedie Rastplätze
Dativeden Rastplätzen
Genitiveder Rastplätze
Usage
- auf einem Rastplatz halten — Stop at a roadside rest area.
- Rastplatz / Raststätte — A simpler rest or parking area versus a service area with more facilities.
Auf dem Rastplatz unter den Bäumen aßen wir unsere Brote.
At the rest area under the trees, we ate our sandwiches.