Noun
die S-Bahn
Pronunciation: /ˈɛsˌbaːn/
a commuter rail / metro system (generally overground) serving a metropolitan area
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plural S-Bahnen
Meanings
Noun
- a commuter rail / metro system (generally overground) serving a metropolitan area
- a train in such a system (S-train)
Example sentence
Mit der S-Bahn bist du in zwanzig Minuten am Flughafen.
The S-Bahn gets you to the airport in twenty minutes.
Word forms
singular
die S-Bahn
plural
die S-Bahnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie S-Bahn
Accusativedie S-Bahn
Dativeder S-Bahn
Genitiveder S-Bahn
Plural
Nominativedie S-Bahnen
Accusativedie S-Bahnen
Dativeden S-Bahnen
Genitiveder S-Bahnen
Usage
- mit der S-Bahn fahren — Travel by suburban train; mit takes dative.
- die S-Bahn / die S-Bahnen — Keep the hyphen and capital letters in both forms.
Die S-Bahn fährt direkt ins Stadtzentrum.
The suburban train goes directly to the city centre.