der Waggon
railcar
A single vehicle of a railway train intended for transporting people or goods.
EXAMPLE
Der Zug bestand aus acht Waggons, darunter ein Speisewagen.
The train consisted of eight railcars, including a dining car.
der Waggon
railcar
der Waggon, die Waggons
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Waggon, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Waggons |
| genitive | des Waggons |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Waggon | die Waggons die Waggone |
| accusative | den Waggon | die Waggons die Waggone |
| dative | dem Waggon | den Waggons den Waggonen |
| genitive | des Waggons | der Waggons der Waggone |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical combinations
'Waggon' is often described more precisely by a defining word in order to make the type of car clear, e.g., 'Personenwaggon' (passenger car), 'Güterwaggon' (freight car), or 'Schlafwaggon' (sleeping car).
EXAMPLE
Der letzte Waggon des Zuges war ein Güterwaggon.
The last car of the train was a freight car.
Movement and location
Pay attention to the preposition 'in' and the case: 'in den Waggon einsteigen' (to get into the car; accusative for direction) and 'im Waggon sitzen' (to sit in the car; dative for location).
EXAMPLE
Die Passagiere stiegen schnell in den Waggon.
The passengers quickly got into the railcar.
Im Waggon war es angenehm kühl.
It was pleasantly cool in the railcar.
Typical verbs
Common verbs in connection with 'Waggon' are 'einsteigen' (to get on/in), 'aussteigen' (to get off/out), 'umsteigen' (to transfer/change trains), as well as the technical terms 'ankoppeln' (to couple/attach) and 'abhängen' (to uncouple/detach).
EXAMPLE
Am Bahnhof wurden zwei weitere Waggons an den Zug angekoppelt.
At the station, two more railcars were coupled to the train.
In real life
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