noun
line, row
B1
Zeile means a line or row in text, tables, or lists. It’s a feminine noun: die Zeile, plural Zeilen. Use standard German declension (die Zeile, die Zeilen). Not irregular; context decides translation (line = text, row = table). No special preposition or reflexivity.
Examples
Die Zeile in der Tabelle enthält die aktuellen Daten.
The row in the table contains the current data.
Die Lehrerin korrigierte jede fehlerhafte Zeile, während die Schüler nervös warteten.
The teacher corrected every faulty line while the students waited nervously.
Das Wort steht in der fünften Zeile von oben.
The word is on the fifth line from the top.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a single horizontal line of text on a page when you hear 'Zeile'.
Zeile sounds like 'file' with a Z — think a line in a file.
Die Zeile — feminine 'die', imagine a female editor checking each line.
Notes
Zeile is used for lines of text as well as rows in tables or spreadsheets; context determines the best English translation.