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die Eisenbahn

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Eisenbahn?

It's die Eisenbahn. Plural: die Eisenbahnen.

Meaning
railway
Gender
feminine
Level
B1 · Transport
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Eisenbahn is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Eisenbahn in other languages

Czech
železnice
Slovak
železnica
Hungarian
vasút
Slovenian
železnica
Italian
ferrovia
Croatian
željeznička pruga
Bosnian
željeznička pruga
Serbian
železnica
Romanian
cale ferată
Polish
kolej
Ukrainian
залізниця
Turkish
demiryolu
Arabic
سكك حديدية
Persian
راه‌آهن
Dari (Afghanistan)
ریل
Pashto (Afghanistan)
اورګاډی

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