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How to Say ‘Which gate is it?’ in German

Welches Gate ist es?

Vel-khes gayt ist es

[Vel-khes gayt ist es]

💬 Usage Tip: Gate is borrowed from English and keeps its English sound. welches fits das Gate; a feminine word takes welche: welche Nummer? "which number?"

Phrase Breakdown

Welches Gate

Vel-khes gayt

Which gate

'welches' is the neuter form of 'which', because 'das Gate' is neuter. 'Gate' is pronounced as in English.

Example

Welches Gate brauche ich?

Which gate do I need?

Words in this phrase

Welches

[Vel-khes]

Which

A word used to ask for specifying one or more items from a set.

Example

Welches Buch liest du?

Which book are you reading?

Gate

[gayt]

gate

Borrowed English word for the boarding gate at an airport.

Example

Das Gate schließt um zehn Uhr.

The gate closes at ten o'clock.

ist es?

ist es

is it?

Verb plus 'es' (it). Link the words smoothly: 'istes'.

Example

Wie spät ist es?

What time is it?

Words in this phrase

ist

[ist]

Ist is the third-person singular form of sein, meaning is.

Example

Ist das alles für Sie?

Is that all for you?

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

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