Noun
die Streife
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə/
patrol, police patrol
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plural Streifen
Meanings
Noun
- patrol, police patrol
Example sentence
Eine Streife der Polizei fuhr langsam durch die Straße.
A police patrol drove slowly down the street.
Word forms
singular
die Streife
plural
die Streifen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Streife
Accusativedie Streife
Dativeder Streife
Genitiveder Streife
Plural
Nominativedie Streifen
Accusativedie Streifen
Dativeden Streifen
Genitiveder Streifen
Usage
- Streife fahren — patrol in a vehicle; fixed expression without an article
- auf Streife sein — be on patrol; fixed expression
Am Abend fuhr eine Streife langsam am geschlossenen Markt vorbei.
In the evening, a patrol drove slowly past the closed market.