convertible
das Cabrio, die Cabrios
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convertible
A car with a roof that can be opened or completely removed. The short form of Cabriolet.
An sonnigen Tagen fahren wir am liebsten mit dem Cabrio ans Meer.
On sunny days, we most like driving to the sea in the convertible.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Cabrios |
| genitive | des Cabrios |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Cabrio | die Cabrios |
| accusative | das Cabrio | die Cabrios |
| dative | dem Cabrio | den Cabrios |
| genitive | des Cabrios des Cabrio | der Cabrios |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Cabrio' (convertible) is the common short form of the longer, more formal word 'Cabriolet' (convertible). In everyday language, 'Cabrio' is almost always used.
Er hat sich seinen Traum erfüllt und ein altes Cabrio gekauft.
He fulfilled his dream and bought an old convertible.
The most important feature of a convertible is the roof. Typical verbs are therefore 'das Dach öffnen' (to open the roof) or 'das Dach schließen' (to close the roof). When you drive with the roof open, this is called 'offen fahren' (to drive with the top down).
Sobald die Sonne scheint, öffnet sie das Dach von ihrem Cabrio.
As soon as the sun shines, she opens the roof of her convertible.
When describing that you are using this car, the phrase 'mit dem Cabrio fahren' (to drive/travel by convertible) is very common.
Am Wochenende sind wir mit dem Cabrio an den See gefahren.
At the weekend, we drove to the lake in the convertible.
