The idea
Use der Fahrplan for the nominative singular, den Fahrplan for the accusative, dem Fahrplan for the dative, and des Fahrplans for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Fahrplänen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Fahrplan | die Fahrpläne |
| Akkusativ | den Fahrplan | die Fahrpläne |
| Dativ | dem Fahrplan | den Fahrplänen |
| Genitiv | des Fahrplans | der Fahrpläne |
Meaning and useful combinations
Fahrplan takes masculine gender and the umlaut plural from Plan. Abfahrtszeit names one departure time within it.
Useful combinations: den Fahrplan prüfen; nach Fahrplan; ein geänderter Fahrplan. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
die Fahrplander FahrplanThis check asks for the nominative singular: der Fahrplan. In the meaning taught here, Fahrplan is masculine. The nominative plural is die Fahrpläne. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Der Fahrplan an der Haltestelle ist schon veraltet.The timetable at the stop is already out of date.
- Ich prüfe den Fahrplan für den Feiertag.I check the timetable for the public holiday.
- Im Fahrplan steht eine zusätzliche Abendverbindung.The timetable lists an additional evening connection.
- Die Rückseite des Fahrplans zeigt das Liniennetz.The back of the timetable shows the route network.
- Die Fahrpläne wechseln zum Beginn der Schulferien.The timetables change at the start of the school holidays.
- In den Fahrplänen sind barrierefreie Verbindungen markiert.Accessible connections are marked in the timetables.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is der Fahrplan — die Fahrpläne. Fahrplan takes masculine gender and the umlaut plural from Plan. Abfahrtszeit names one departure time within it.
Try it yourself
___ Fahrplan (der / die / das)
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der
der: Fahrplan is masculine.
Plural: der Fahrplan → die ___
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Fahrpläne
Fahrpläne: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Fahrplan (dem / der)
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dem
dem: mit takes the dative, giving mit dem Fahrplan.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Fahrplan (der / die / das)
Plural: der Fahrplan → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Fahrplan (dem / der)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Read the six situations, identify Fahrplan and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.