road trip
der Roadtrip, die Roadtrips
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road trip
A usually fairly long journey by car in which you visit several places and the journey itself is an important part of the trip.
Im Sommer machen wir einen Roadtrip durch Frankreich.
In summer, we're going on a road trip through France.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Roadtrips |
| genitive | des Roadtrips |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Roadtrip | die Roadtrips |
| accusative | den Roadtrip | die Roadtrips |
| dative | dem Roadtrip | den Roadtrips |
| genitive | des Roadtrips | der Roadtrips |
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'Roadtrip' (road trip) is a modern loanword used mainly in the context of travel and in everyday speech. It is especially common in travel reports, advertising, and conversations about vacation plans.
Für unseren Roadtrip haben wir nur die erste Übernachtung reserviert.
We've only reserved the first night's accommodation for our road trip.
Common collocations include 'einen Roadtrip machen' (to go on a road trip), 'einen Roadtrip planen' (to plan a road trip), and 'auf einem Roadtrip sein' (to be on a road trip). The verb 'machen' (to make/do) is used with the accusative here: 'einen Roadtrip'.
Sie planen einen Roadtrip entlang der Atlantikküste.
They're planning a road trip along the Atlantic coast.
'durch' (through) with the accusative is often used for the route, while 'auf' (on) with the dative is used for the stay or the trip itself. This allows you to express both the route and the situation during the journey.
Wir waren auf einem Roadtrip durch Portugal.
We were on a road trip through Portugal.
Auf unserem Roadtrip haben wir viele kleine Dörfer entdeckt.
On our road trip, we discovered many small villages.
