Polyglot Dictionary

Fahrerlaubnis

/ˈfaːʁɐʔɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯pnɪs/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Fahrerlaubnisse

Meaning

  1. driving licence

    Built from Fahrer (driver) + Erlaubnis (permission).

    • Er verlor die Fahrerlaubnis.

      He lost his driving licence.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fahrer driver
  • Erlaubnis permission

Similar words

Führerschein

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 Fahrerlaubnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er verlor die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fahrerlaubnis?

nouncompound

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