Word
Fahrt an die Küste, der Strand da ist länger!
Meaning
Drive to the coast, the beach there is longer!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Fahrt an die Küste, der Strand da ist länger!
sein
to be
fahren
to drive, to travel
an
at, on (vertical) / to (addressee) / of (in quantity/stock expressions)
lang
long
Questions & Answers about Fahrt an die Küste, der Strand da ist länger!
Why does lang change to länger with an umlaut?
In German, many short, one-syllable adjectives with an a, o, or u get an umlaut in their comparative form. So lang (long) becomes länger (longer). Other common examples include alt changing to älter and groß changing to größer.
Why does the sentence start with Fahrt? Who is being told to drive?
Fahrt is the informal plural command form (the imperative for ihr). The speaker is telling two or more people they know well to drive. If they were talking to just one friend, it would be Fahr, and for formal situations, Fahren Sie.
Why is it an die Küste instead of an der Küste?
The preposition an is a two-way preposition. Because the sentence describes movement towards a destination (driving to the coast), it takes the accusative case (die Küste). If you were already parked at the coast, it would take the dative case (an der Küste).
Why is da placed right after der Strand?