Noun
der Wagen
Pronunciation: /ˈvaːɡən/
a car, an automobile, a vehicle
A2
rank #859
plural Wagen
Meanings
Noun
- a car, an automobile, a vehicle
- a wheeled vehicle for transporting anything
- a railroad car
- a wagon, a cart (drawn by a person, by horses, by oxen, etc)
Example sentence
Warum hast du dir keinen japanischen Wagen gekauft?
Why did you not buy a Japanese car?
Word forms
singular
der Wagen
plural
die Wagen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Wagen
Accusativeden Wagen
Dativedem Wagen
Genitivedes Wagens
Plural
Nominativedie Wagen
Accusativedie Wagen
Dativeden Wagen
Genitiveder Wagen
Usage
- mit dem Wagen fahren — Wagen often means car; mit takes dative.
- der Wagen / etwas wagen — The capitalised noun differs from the verb meaning dare.
Der Wagen steht noch in der Werkstatt.
The car is still at the repair shop.
Not the word you meant? See also wagen (Verb).