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Auto: car — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Auto

car

a road vehicle with four wheels used for carrying people

IPA/ˈaʊ̯to/

Stress is on the first syllable.

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Auto: car

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

a road vehicle with four wheels used for carrying people

Natural examples

Mein Bruder hat ein neues Auto.

Ich fahre mit dem Auto zur Arbeit.

Wo steht dein Auto?

Usage note

Auto is the usual everyday German word for car. With transport, mit dem Auto means by car.

Useful combinations

mit dem Auto fahren — to travel by carAuto fahren — to drive a car

ein Auto kaufen — to buy a car

Common mistake

Ich fahre mit das Auto zur Arbeit.

Ich fahre mit dem Auto zur Arbeit.

The preposition mit always takes the dative, so das Auto becomes dem Auto.

Mini-lesson: By car

Use mit dem Auto to say that you travel by car. The preposition mit always takes the dative.

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What is the plural of Auto?

Form and grammar

lemma: Auto
article: das
Gender: neuter
singular: Auto
plural: Autos
plural status: regular
genitive: Autos
countability: countable

Auto is a common neuter countable noun meaning car. Its plural is Autos.

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