befahren
busy
Regularly used by vehicles or ships as a route.
EXAMPLE
Die Straße ist tagsüber stark befahren.
The road is heavily trafficked during the day.
befahren
busy
befahren – befahrener – am befahrensten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry befahren, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | befahren |
|---|---|
| comparative | befahrener |
| superlative | am befahrensten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to befahren.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to befahren.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to befahren.
Usage tips
Using „von“
You can use „von“ (by) with the dative to indicate which vehicles or ships use a route. This information often comes between „ist“ and „befahren“.
EXAMPLE
Die Strecke ist vor allem von schweren Lastwagen befahren.
The route is mainly used by heavy trucks.
Typical collocations
For roads, the collocations „stark befahren“ (heavily trafficked), „viel befahren“ (busy), and „wenig befahren“ (lightly trafficked) are common. They describe the amount of traffic; these collocations also often appear directly before „Straße“ (road) or „Kreuzung“ (intersection).
EXAMPLE
Unser Haus liegt an einer stark befahrenen Straße.
Our house is on a busy road.
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