Noun
das Zentrum
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/
center, centre
A2
rank #1,222
plural Zentren
Meanings
Noun
- center, centre
- central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle
- focus, core, the main point
- a place (or group of people) that dominates and influences its surroundings, e.g. a capital
Example sentence
Können Sie mir sagen, wie ich ins Zentrum der Stadt gelange?
Can you tell me how I get to the center of the city?
Word forms
singular
das Zentrum
plural
die Zentren
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Zentrum
Accusativedas Zentrum
Dativedem Zentrum
Genitivedes Zentrums
Plural
Nominativedie Zentren
Accusativedie Zentren
Dativeden Zentren
Genitiveder Zentren
Usage
- Zentrum → Zentren — The plural replaces -um with -en.
- im Zentrum / ins Zentrum — Im gives the location; ins marks movement into it.
Vom Hotel sind es nur zehn Minuten zu Fuß ins Zentrum.
It is only a ten-minute walk from the hotel to the centre.