Noun
der Schaffner
Pronunciation: [ˈʃafnɐ]
conductor (of a bus, tram, train etc)
C2
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plural Schaffner
Meanings
Noun
- conductor (of a bus, tram, train etc)
Example sentence
Der Schaffner vergaß, mein Ticket zu entwerten.
The conductor forgot to punch my ticket.
Word forms
singular
der Schaffner
plural
die Schaffner
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schaffner
Accusativeden Schaffner
Dativedem Schaffner
Genitivedes Schaffners
Plural
Nominativedie Schaffner
Accusativedie Schaffner
Dativeden Schaffnern
Genitiveder Schaffner
Usage
- den Schaffner fragen — ask the conductor; train or public-transport context
- Schaffner / Schaffnerin — male / female conductor; not the person conducting an orchestra
Der Schaffner erklärte uns, an welchem Bahnhof wir umsteigen mussten.
The conductor told us at which station we needed to change trains.