Noun / Preposition
die Richtung
Pronunciation: /ˈʁɪçtʊŋ/
direction
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plural Richtungen
Meanings
Noun
- direction
- school of thought, branch, subfield (also used in a wider sense of "type" in certain compounds)
Preposition
- towards, to (in the context of larger scale orientation; arrival at the location is not implied)
Example sentence
Wo fahren die Busse in Richtung Stadtzentrum ab?
Where do the buses for downtown leave from?
Word forms
singular
die Richtung
plural
die Richtungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Richtung
Accusativedie Richtung
Dativeder Richtung
Genitiveder Richtung
Plural
Nominativedie Richtungen
Accusativedie Richtungen
Dativeden Richtungen
Genitiveder Richtungen
Usage
- in Richtung Bahnhof — towards the station
- in die richtige Richtung — in the right direction; accusative for direction
Wir gehen in Richtung Fluss.
We are walking towards the river.