Bahnhof

/ˈbaːnhoːf/

der noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Bahnhöfe

Meaning

  1. train station

    • Der Zug fährt vom Bahnhof ab.

      The train departs from the station.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Bahn railway, track
  • Hof yard, court

Similar words

Haltestelle

A Haltestelle is any transit stop — a bus or tram stop, often just a sign or a small shelter. Bahnhof specifically means a train station: a building, with a platform and often a ticket hall.

Similar in other languages

French

gare

gare is the French word for the same thing — both mean "train station."

Practice

1 What does Bahnhof mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Zug fährt vom ___ ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bahnhof?

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