Die Straße
Example: Die Straße vor meinem Haus ist sehr breit.
Definition
"Die Straße" refers to a street or road, typically a public way in a city or town, where vehicles and pedestrians travel. It is commonly used to describe the paved or unpaved pathways connecting different places, such as in the sentence: 'Die Straße vor meinem Haus ist sehr breit.'
Etymology
The word "die Straße" comes from Old High German 'strāza', which itself was borrowed from Latin 'strata', meaning a paved road. Did you know? The Latin root relates to 'stratum', meaning something spread or layered, highlighting the road's paved nature.
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"Die Straße" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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