die Urlaubsreise
vacation trip
A trip taken during one's vacation for relaxation or personal reasons.
EXAMPLE
Unsere Urlaubsreise nach Italien beginnt nächste Woche.
Our vacation trip to Italy starts next week.
die Urlaubsreise
vacation trip
die Urlaubsreise, die Urlaubsreisen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Urlaubsreise, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Urlaubsreisen |
| genitive | der Urlaubsreise |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Urlaubsreise | die Urlaubsreisen |
| accusative | die Urlaubsreise | die Urlaubsreisen |
| dative | der Urlaubsreise | den Urlaubsreisen |
| genitive | der Urlaubsreise | der Urlaubsreisen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Urlaubsreise' (vacation trip) is made up of 'Urlaub' (vacation) and 'Reise' (trip). It therefore refers to a trip taken during one's vacation.
EXAMPLE
Für die Urlaubsreise haben wir ein kleines Ferienhaus am Meer gebucht.
We booked a small vacation home by the sea for our vacation trip.
Typical collocations
'Urlaubsreise' (vacation trip) often appears with verbs such as 'planen' (to plan), 'buchen' (to book), 'machen' (to take), and 'antreten' (to set off on). These verbs describe preparing for or starting the trip.
EXAMPLE
Sie planen ihre Urlaubsreise schon mehrere Monate im Voraus.
They plan their vacation trip several months in advance.
Naming the destination
The destination of a vacation trip is often introduced with 'nach' (to) for cities and countries without an article, or 'in' (to) for countries with an article.
EXAMPLE
Unsere Urlaubsreise führt nach Portugal, während die nächste Urlaubsreise in die Schweiz geplant ist.
Our vacation trip takes us to Portugal, while our next vacation trip is planned for Switzerland.
In real life
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