Schnellzug

/ˈʃnɛlˌtsuːk/

der noun B1

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Schnellzüge

Meaning

  1. express train

    Built from schnell (fast) + Zug (train).

    • Der Schnellzug hält nicht hier.

      The express train doesn't stop here.

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

Made of

  • schnell fast
  • Zug train

Practice

1 What does Schnellzug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hält nicht hier.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schnellzug?

nouncompound

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