farm track
der Feldweg, die Feldwege
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farm track
A simple, usually unpaved path or track that leads through fields, meadows, or woods and is mainly used by farmers or walkers.
Wir machten einen langen Spaziergang auf einem schmalen Feldweg.
We went for a long walk on a narrow farm track.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Feldwege |
| genitive | des Feldwegs |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Feldweg | die Feldwege |
| accusative | den Feldweg | die Feldwege |
| dative | dem Feldweg | den Feldwegen |
| genitive | des Feldwegs des Feldweges | der Feldwege |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is built very logically. It consists of 'das Feld' (the field) and 'der Weg' (the path/way). A 'Feldweg' (farm track) is therefore literally a path that leads through fields or past fields.
Hinter dem Dorf beginnt ein schöner Feldweg, der zum Wald führt.
Behind the village, a beautiful farm track begins that leads to the forest.
Since farm tracks are often unpaved, they are frequently described with adjectives such as 'holprig' (bumpy), 'staubig' (dusty), 'schmal' (narrow), or 'matschig' (muddy).
Nach dem starken Regen war der Feldweg sehr matschig.
After the heavy rain, the farm track was very muddy.
To describe movement on the path, German uses 'auf dem Feldweg' (on the farm track, with dative). To emphasize a direction along the path, you say 'den Feldweg entlang' (along the farm track, with accusative).
Wir sind gestern auf einem alten Feldweg gewandert.
Yesterday we hiked on an old farm track.
