noun
ferry
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Fähre means 'ferry'—a boat or vehicle transport across water. Feminine noun (die Fähre) with plural Fähren (note umlaut). Common collocation: mit der Fähre (by ferry) or eine Fähre überqueren. Declension regular with plural -n; genitive plural der Fähren. used frequently in travel contexts.
Examples
Wir nehmen die Fähre, um auf die Insel zu gelangen.
We take the ferry to get to the island.
Das Auto blieb auf der Fähre, während die Passagiere an Deck frische Luft suchten.
The car stayed on the ferry while the passengers looked for fresh air on deck.
Wir nehmen die Fähre zur Insel.
We're taking the ferry to the island.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a small boat with passengers boarding — that's the ferry.
Sounds like 'fairy' — imagine a ferry called the 'Fairy' to remember 'Fähre'.
Feminine (die): imagine a female captain saying 'die Fähre ist bereit'.
Notes
Plural: Fähren. Common word when talking about short boat connections and island transport.