Noun
der Waggon
Pronunciation: /vaˈɡɔ̃/
railway wagon, railroad car
C2
rank #10,897
plural Waggons
Meanings
Noun
- railway wagon, railroad car
- freight wagon, box van, box car
Example sentence
Wir wussten nicht, in welchen Waggon wir einsteigen sollten.
We didn't know which car we should get in.
Word forms
singular
der Waggon
plural
die Waggons
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Waggon
Accusativeden Waggon
Dativedem Waggon
Genitivedes Waggons
Plural
Nominativedie Waggons
Accusativedie Waggons
Dativeden Waggons
Genitiveder Waggons
Usage
- in einen Waggon einsteigen — Get into a railway carriage; in takes accusative.
- Waggon / Lokomotive — A carriage or wagon versus the locomotive pulling it.
Im letzten Waggon waren noch mehrere Plätze frei.
There were still several seats available in the last carriage.