Vocabulary
die
Route
/ˈʁuːtə/· noun· Pl. die Routen
route (for a journey, a hike, a delivery)
Die Route — the way you plan for a trip, a bike tour or a delivery; navigation apps calculate eine Route, and a hiking map shows several Routen.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Route
- Plural
- die Routen
- Genitiv
- der Route
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Route
route
Die Route führt am Fluss entlang und ist auch für Kinder gut geeignet.
The route runs along the river and is well suited to children too.
Word family
Routeder Routenplanerroute plannerdie Wanderroutehiking routedie Fahrradroutecycle routedie Ausweichroutealternative route
Common combinations
- eine Route planento plan a route
- die Route berechnento calculate the route
- von der Route abweichento deviate from the route
- die kürzeste Routethe shortest route
Common learner mistakes
- [ˈraʊ̯tə][ˈʁuːtə]The word is French in origin: ou is a long u sound, never the ou of English "out".
Real examples
- Wegen der Baustelle hat das Navi eine neue Route berechnet, die zwanzig Minuten länger dauert.Because of the roadworks the satnav calculated a new route that takes twenty minutes longer.
- Bevor wir losfahren, sollten wir die Route genau planen, damit wir abends eine Unterkunft finden.Before we set off we should plan the route carefully so that we find somewhere to stay in the evening.
- Für den Marathon wurden mehrere Routen durch die Innenstadt geprüft, bevor die Stadt sich entschieden hat.Several routes through the city centre were examined for the marathon before the city made its decision.
