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The German word for train is
Zug





train

Gender

The gender of Zug is masculine. E.g. der Zug.

Plural

The plural of Zug is Züge.

German Definition


train
     (wir) üben
     (ihr) übt
     (wir) trainieren
     Zug
     üben



Translations for train and their definitions

üben
     v. to practise, to drill, to train
          Meine Tochter übt Klavier. - My daughter is practicing piano.
     v. to exercise, to put into practice
          Wenn wir fortfahren, müssen wir Vorsicht üben. - If we proceed, we must exercise caution.
     v. to practise (doing something)
          Du solltest dich in Rechtschreibung üben. - You should practice spelling.


Zug
     n. train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails)
     n. pull (force that pulls in a specific direction)
     n. draught (of air)
     n. traction
     n. course
     n. (from a cigarette, etc.) drag, draught
     n. (from a drink) draught, gulp
     n. stroke
     n. feature, trait
     n. (military) platoon
     n. (turn based games) move, play


Trainieren
     n. gerund of trainieren
     v. to work out, to exercise, to train
          Ich trainiere für einen Marathon. - I'm training for a marathon.
     v. to train, to coach


Lehren
     n. plural of Lehre
     v. to teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher
          Ich lehre Geschichte. - I teach history.
          Sie lehrt an der Uni. - She's a teacher at the university.
     v. (formal, ditransitive) to teach somebody something
          Meine Großmutter lehrte mich das Stricken. - My grandmother taught me knitting.


Zielen
     n. dative plural of Ziel
     n. gerund of zielen
     v. to aim at a physical target
     v. (figuratively) to aim at a goal


Schleppe
     n-f. train (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt)
     v. first-person singular present of schleppen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of schleppen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of schleppen
     v. singular imperative of schleppen



Reihe
     n-f. row
     n-f. rank, succession, series, sequence, range
     n-f. (maths) series
     n-f. (chess) rank
     v. first-person singular present of reihen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of reihen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of reihen
     v. singular imperative of reihen


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