km

noun
kilometer
A1

'km' stands for 'Kilometer' (der Kilometer), a masculine noun meaning kilometer(s). Used as a unit of distance; plural often 'Kilometer' or abbreviated 'km' unchanged. Declensions: der Kilometer (nom. sg), die Kilometer (pl). Regular noun; metric abbreviation commonly used after numbers without plural 's' (z. B. 5 km).

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Die Strecke beträgt 5 km.
The route is 5 kilometers long.
Der Bus fuhr noch 50 km, bevor er an der Endhaltestelle stoppte.
The bus drove another 50 km before it stopped at the final stop.

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VOCABULARY.DETAILS.PLURALkm

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nominativeder Kilometerdie Kilometer
genitivedes Kilometersder Kilometer
dativedem Kilometerden Kilometern
accusativeden Kilometerdie Kilometer

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👁️A map line with '5 km' label
👂km = 'kilo meter' — think 'k-m' as distance

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Abbreviation for 'Kilometer'. In ordinary usage 'km' is usually left undeclined (5 km). The declension table below uses the full noun 'der Kilometer' (declined) for clarity.

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VOCABULARY.CATEGORIES.MEASURES_AND_WEIGHTS VOCABULARY.CATEGORIES.DIRECTIONS VOCABULARY.CATEGORIES.TRAVEL_AND_TRANSPORT

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Kloß Klub klug km knapp Kneipe Knie