Word
Vom Flughafen nehme ich die Straßenbahn ins Zentrum.
Meaning
From the airport I take the tram to the center.
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Questions & Answers about Vom Flughafen nehme ich die Straßenbahn ins Zentrum.
What does vom stand for, and why is it dative?
vom is a contraction of von + dem. von always takes the dative case, and dem is the dative singular article for masculine or neuter nouns. So vom Flughafen literally means “from the airport,” with Flughafen in the dative.
Why does the verb nehme come before ich?
German follows the “verb-second” (V2) rule. When you start a sentence with any element other than the subject (here Vom Flughafen), the finite verb (nehme) must come second. The subject (ich) then follows the verb.
Why is die Straßenbahn in the accusative case, and why is it feminine?
die Straßenbahn is the direct object of nehmen (“to take”), so it takes the accusative case. Straßenbahn is grammatically feminine in German, and the accusative singular feminine article is die.