Die Straße hat eine Kurve.

to have

Breakdown of Die Straße hat eine Kurve.

• eine: a
• die Straße: the road
• die Kurve: the curve; bend

Questions & Answers about Die Straße hat eine Kurve.

Why is it die Straße and not der or das Straße?

Because Straße is a feminine noun in German. German nouns have grammatical gender, so:

• der = masculine
• die = feminine
• das = neuter

Since Straße is feminine, its dictionary form is die Straße.

In this sentence, die Straße is also the subject, so it stays in the nominative case:

• Die Straße hat eine Kurve.

Why is Straße capitalized?

In German, all nouns are capitalized, not just proper names.

So in this sentence:

• Straße = noun
• Kurve = noun

That is why both are written with capital letters:

• Die Straße hat eine Kurve.

This is a basic spelling rule in German.

What does hat mean here?

Hat is the third-person singular form of the verb haben, which means to have.

The present tense of haben starts like this:

• ich habe = I have
• du hast = you have
• er/sie/es hat = he/she/it has

Since die Straße is a singular noun, German uses hat:

• Die Straße hat ... = The street/road has ...