noun
line
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Linie (feminine, die) means a line: a drawn or geometric line, a service/route (bus, train) and a row/queue. Plural is Linien. Used with articles (die Linie, der Linie in dative). No irregularities; common collocations: 'auf der Linie', 'in einer Linie', 'an der Linie'.
Examples
Die Linie 5 fährt alle zehn Minuten.
Line 5 runs every ten minutes.
Ich fahre mit der Linie 8.
I'm taking line 8.
Der Bus fuhr eine andere Linie, weil die Hauptstraße wegen Bauarbeiten gesperrt worden war.
The bus ran a different route because the main road had been closed due to construction.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a straight line drawn across a map showing a bus route.
Sounds like 'leaner' without the 'r' — imagine a straight, leaning stroke.
Die Linie — imagine a ribbon (feminine) laid across a map.
Notes
Used for lines in drawing, transport lines (bus, tram), and figurative lines (e.g., boundary).