die Vordertür
front door
A door at the front of a building or vehicle.
EXAMPLE
Bitte steigt durch die Vordertür des Busses ein.
Please get on the bus through the front door.
die Vordertür
front door
die Vordertür, die Vordertüren
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Vordertür, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Vordertüren |
| genitive | der Vordertür |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Vordertür | die Vordertüren |
| accusative | die Vordertür | die Vordertüren |
| dative | der Vordertür | den Vordertüren |
| genitive | der Vordertür | der Vordertüren |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Vordertür' consists of 'Vorder-' and 'Tür'. The component 'Vorder-' indicates location and helps you recognize the word as referring to a door at the front.
EXAMPLE
Das Haus hat eine Vordertür zur Straße und eine weitere Tür zum Garten.
The house has a front door facing the street and another door leading to the garden.
Through the front door
When someone uses the door as an entrance, 'durch die Vordertür' (through the front door) is a typical pattern. After 'durch' comes the accusative, for example with 'gehen' (to go), 'kommen' (to come), or 'das Haus betreten' (to enter the house).
EXAMPLE
Die Gäste betraten das Haus durch die Vordertür.
The guests entered the house through the front door.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'die Vordertür abschließen' (to lock the front door), 'die Vordertür offen lassen' (to leave the front door open), and 'die Vordertür hinter sich schließen' (to close the front door behind oneself). In 'hinter sich schließen', 'sich' refers to the person who has just gone through the door.
EXAMPLE
Nachdem Lea das Haus verlassen hatte, schloss sie die Vordertür hinter sich.
After Lea left the house, she closed the front door behind her.
In real life
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