Noun
die Straße
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtʁaːsə/
street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
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plural Straßen
Meanings
Noun
- street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
- carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
- public, any area accessible to anyone
- general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
Example sentence
Lassen Sie Ihre Kinder auf der Straße spielen?
Do you let your children play in the street?
Word forms
singular
die Straße
plural
die Straßen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Straße
Accusativedie Straße
Dativeder Straße
Genitiveder Straße
Plural
Nominativedie Straßen
Accusativedie Straßen
Dativeden Straßen
Genitiveder Straßen
Usage
- auf der Straße — on the street; location uses dative
- über die Straße gehen — cross the street; accusative after über
Bitte geh vorsichtig über die Straße.
Please cross the street carefully.