Noun
das Vorfeld
run-up (period of time just before an important event)
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plural Vorfelder
Meanings
Noun
- run-up (period of time just before an important event)
- apron (paved area of an airport)
- prefield (the first field in the Feldermodell)
Example sentence
Im Vorfeld der Prüfung war ich ziemlich nervös.
In the run-up to the exam I was pretty nervous.
Word forms
singular
das Vorfeld
plural
die Vorfelder
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Vorfeld
Accusativedas Vorfeld
Dativedem Vorfeld
Genitivedes Vorfelds
Plural
Nominativedie Vorfelder
Accusativedie Vorfelder
Dativeden Vorfeldern
Genitiveder Vorfelder
Usage
- im Vorfeld einer Veranstaltung — In the run-up to an event; the following noun is usually genitive.
- im Vorfeld klären — Clarify something beforehand, before the main event begins.
Im Vorfeld der Reise prüfen wir alle Unterlagen.
In the run-up to the trip, we check all the documents.