Noun
die U-Bahn
Pronunciation: /ˈʔuːbaːn/
underground, subway
B1
rank #746
plural U-Bahnen
Meanings
Noun
- underground, subway
- underground railway; subway
Example sentence
Die U-Bahn fährt hier alle fünf Minuten.
The underground runs every five minutes here.
Word forms
singular
die U-Bahn
plural
die U-Bahnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie U-Bahn
Accusativedie U-Bahn
Dativeder U-Bahn
Genitiveder U-Bahn
Plural
Nominativedie U-Bahnen
Accusativedie U-Bahnen
Dativeden U-Bahnen
Genitiveder U-Bahnen
Usage
- mit der U-Bahn fahren — Travel by underground or subway; mit takes dative.
- die U-Bahn / die U-Bahnen — Keep the hyphen and capital letters in both forms.
Wir nehmen die U-Bahn bis zum Rathaus.
We are taking the underground as far as the town hall.