Das Auto fährt durch die Kurve.

Because Auto is a neuter noun in German, so its nominative singular article is das.

• das Auto = the car
• ein Auto = a car

In German, every noun has a grammatical gender:

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

The gender is something you usually have to learn along with the noun.

Fährt is the 3rd person singular form of the verb fahren.

• fahren = to drive, to go, to travel by vehicle
• er/sie/es fährt = he/she/it drives, is driving, goes

Since das Auto is a singular it, German uses:

• Das Auto fährt = The car drives / is driving

In this sentence, English would often naturally say is driving or simply drives, depending on context.

This is a vowel change that happens in the present tense for fahren.

Present tense:

• ich fahre
• du fährst
• er/sie/es fährt
• wir fahren
• ihr fahrt
• sie/Sie fahren

So the a changes to ä in the du and er/sie/es forms.

This is very common with some German strong verbs.

Because durch is a preposition that always takes the accusative case.

The noun is die Kurve:

• nominative: die Kurve
• accusative: die Kurve

Since Kurve is feminine, the article stays die in both nominative and accusative singular.

So:

• durch die Kurve = through the curve / through the bend

It is in the accusative case because it follows durch.

A very useful rule:

• durch + accusative

Examples:

• durch den Park = through the park
• durch die Stadt = through the city
• durch das Fenster = through the window

In your sentence:

• durch die Kurve

Even though die looks the same as the nominative feminine article, the case here is still accusative.

Yes, literally it means through the curve. In natural English, depending on context, you might also say:

• around the bend
• through the turn
• into the curve
• around the curve

German often uses durch in places where English might choose a slightly different preposition for more natural style.

So the German is normal, even if a word-for-word translation sounds a bit unusual.

Because German main clauses usually follow the verb-second (V2) rule.

That means:

1. One element comes first.
2. The conjugated verb comes second.

Here:

• Das Auto = first element
• fährt = second position
• durch die Kurve = the rest

This is one of the most important German word-order rules.

For example, you could also say:

• Durch die Kurve fährt das Auto.

That is still correct, because fährt remains in second position.

Normally, no. German usually does not use a structure like English is driving in this way.

Instead, German often just uses the simple present:

• Das Auto fährt durch die Kurve.

This can mean:

• The car drives through the curve
• The car is driving through the curve

German simple present often covers what English expresses with both simple present and present progressive.

Because all nouns are capitalized in German.

So:

• das Auto
• die Kurve

This is a standard rule in German spelling. It helps you quickly spot nouns in a sentence.

A rough guide is:

• f as in fun
• ä is somewhat like the vowel in English fair for many learners
• hrt ends with a pronounced t, though the r may sound softer depending on accent

A rough English approximation is fehrt, but not exactly.

Also remember:

• ä is not the same as plain a
• the word is one syllable

So fährt sounds different from fahrt, even though they are related forms.

Yes, depending on context, that is often how an English speaker would understand it naturally.

German durch die Kurve fahren can describe moving through a curved part of the road. In natural English, you might translate that as:

• The car is going through the bend
• The car is driving around the curve
• The car goes through the turn

So the exact English wording depends on what sounds most natural in the situation, even though the German sentence itself is straightforward.