trade route
der Handelsweg, die Handelswege
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trade route
A route or transport link along which goods are transported and traded between different places or countries.
Der Handelsweg zwischen den beiden Städten führte über einen wichtigen Flusshafen.
The trade route between the two cities passed through an important river port.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Handelswege |
| genitive | des Handelsweges |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Handelsweg | die Handelswege |
| accusative | den Handelsweg | die Handelswege |
| dative | dem Handelsweg | den Handelswegen |
| genitive | des Handelsweges des Handelswegs | der Handelswege |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Handelsweg' (trade route) is made up of 'Handel' (trade) and 'Weg' (path or route). The 's' between the two parts is a linking element that connects them.
Der alte Handelsweg verband die Küstenregion mit dem Landesinneren.
The old trade route connected the coastal region with the interior.
Common collocations include 'ein wichtiger Handelsweg' (an important trade route), 'ein alter Handelsweg' (an old trade route), and 'einen Handelsweg kontrollieren' (to control a trade route). The word is especially common in historical and geographical descriptions.
Die Stadt wurde reich, weil sie an einem wichtigen Handelsweg lag.
The city became wealthy because it lay on an important trade route.
To describe a location or the course of a route, German often uses 'an einem Handelsweg' (on a trade route) or 'entlang eines Handelswegs' (along a trade route). 'Über' (via) is often used to indicate that goods or people travel along this route.
Viele Waren wurden über den Handelsweg bis zum Hafen transportiert.
Many goods were transported along the trade route to the port.
Entlang eines Handelswegs entstanden mehrere neue Siedlungen.
Several new settlements developed along a trade route.
