Vocabulary
die
Kurve
/ˈkʊʁvə/· noun· Pl. die Kurven
bend, curve
On the country roads near the Alps, one Kurve follows the next.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Kurve
- Plural
- die Kurven
- Genitiv
- der Kurve
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Kurve
bend in a road
Vor der Kurve muss man bremsen.
You have to brake before the bend.
Word family
Kurvekurvigwindingdie Linkskurveleft-hand benddie Rechtskurveright-hand bend
Common combinations
- eine scharfe Kurvea sharp bend
- in der Kurveon the bend
- die Kurve nehmento take the bend
Real examples
- In der Kurve darf man nicht überholen.You mustn't overtake on the bend.
- Die Straße zum See hat viele Kurven.The road to the lake has lots of bends.
- Fahr in der Kurve bitte langsamer!Please drive more slowly on the bend!
