Auto
/ˈaʊ̯to/
das
noun
A1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Autos
Meaning
Similar words
Auto is the plain, modern everyday word. Wagen is slightly more formal or literary — and it's the root that survives in compounds like Krankenwagen, which is never Krankenauto.
Practice
1 What does Auto mean?
car
2 Fill the gap: Wir fahren mit dem ___.
Full sentence: Wir fahren mit dem Auto. (We're going by car.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Auto?
Auto: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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