Polyglot Dictionary

Führerschein

/ˈfyːʁɐˌʃaɪn/

der noun A2

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

Forms

plural
die Führerscheine

Meaning

  1. driving licence

    Built from Führer (leader) + Schein (banknote).

    • Sie hat den Führerschein mit 18 gemacht.

      She got her driving licence at 18.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Führer leader
  • Schein banknote

Similar words

fahrerlaubnis

Führerschein is the everyday word for a driving licence, referring to the physical card; Fahrerlaubnis is the more formal, legal term for the legal permission to drive.

Practice

1 What does Führerschein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat den ___ mit 18 gemacht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Führerschein?

nouncompound

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