How to Say ‘Across the intersection’ in German
Über die Kreuzung
UE-ber dee KROY-tsoong
[UE-ber dee KROY-tsoong]
💬 Usage Tip: When über describes moving across something, it stays with die. When it describes where something is, it switches to der: über der Tür "above the door".
Phrase Breakdown
Über
[UE-ber]
across / over
Preposition meaning going from one side to the other of something.
Wir laufen über die Brücke.
We walk across the bridge.
die
[dee]
the
Definite article used to specify something already known.
Die Katze ist süß.
The cat is cute.
Kreuzung
[KROY-tsoong]
intersection / crossroads
Feminine noun for a place where two or more roads cross.
An der Kreuzung ist eine Ampel.
There is a traffic light at the intersection.
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