noun#3,207 by frequency
die Eisenbahn
/ˈaɪ̯zənˌbaːn/
railway, railroad; train
- genitive
- der Eisenbahn
- plural
- die Eisenbahnen
- built from
- Eisen + Bahn
Meanings
- 1
railway, railroad — transporting system
Die Schweiz ist das Land der Eisenbahnen.
Switzerland is the country of the railways.
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Damals gab es in Japan noch keine Eisenbahn.
There were no railroads in Japan at that time.
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- 2
train
Meine Großmutter fährt gern mit der Eisenbahn.
My grandmother likes traveling by train.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieEisenbahn | dieEisenbahnen |
| accusative | dieEisenbahn | dieEisenbahnen |
| dative | derEisenbahn | denEisenbahnen |
| genitive | derEisenbahn | derEisenbahnen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.