Fahrzeug

noun
vehicle
B1

Fahrzeug means 'vehicle' — any means of transport (car, truck). It's a neuter noun (das Fahrzeug) with plural Fahrzeuge. Genitive often des Fahrzeugs; dative plural den Fahrzeugen. No special prepositions or irregular plural. Used broadly for motorized and non-motorized transport, common in technical contexts.

Examples

Die Feuerwehr rückte aus, weil ein Fahrzeug in Brand geriet, und sie löschte das Feuer schnell.
The fire brigade set out because a vehicle caught fire, and they extinguished the blaze quickly.
Ich habe ein Fahrzeug.
I have a vehicle.
Das Fahrzeug parkte vor dem Haus.
The vehicle was parked in front of the house.

Details

PluralFahrzeuge

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Fahrzeugdie Fahrzeuge
genitivedes Fahrzeugsder Fahrzeuge
dativedem Fahrzeugden Fahrzeugen
accusativedas Fahrzeugdie Fahrzeuge

Mnemonics

👁️picture a generic vehicle silhouette on a traffic sign
👂sounds like 'far-zoom' — imagine a vehicle zooming far away
⚧️das (neuter) — remember 'das Fahrzeug' by thinking of 'das' as the little label on objects

Notes

A general term for any means of transport. In everyday speech 'Auto' is more common for 'car'.

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