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How to Say ‘Go over the intersection.’ in German

Gehen Sie über die Kreuzung.

geh-en zee UE-ber dee KROY-tsoong

[geh-en zee UE-ber dee KROY-tsoong]

💬 Usage Tip: Polite instructions put the verb first, then Sie. Reuse it: Nehmen Sie die erste Straße rechts "Take the first street on the right".

Phrase Breakdown

Gehen Sie

geh-en zee

Go (formal)

The formal command form: the verb comes first, followed by 'Sie'. 'Gehen' sounds like 'GAY-en' with a silent 'h'.

Example

Gehen Sie geradeaus.

Go straight ahead.

Words in this phrase

Gehen

[geh-en]

To move from one place to another.

Example

Wir gehen jetzt.

We are going now.

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

über die Kreuzung.

UE-ber dee KROY-tsoong

across the intersection.

'über' takes the accusative case here because it shows movement across something. 'Kreuzung' is pronounced 'KROY-tsung'.

Example

Fahren Sie über die Brücke.

Drive across the bridge.

Words in this phrase

über

[UE-ber]

across / over

Preposition meaning going from one side to the other of something.

Example

Wir laufen über die Brücke.

We walk across the bridge.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Kreuzung

[KROY-tsoong]

intersection / crossroads

Feminine noun for a place where two or more roads cross.

Example

An der Kreuzung ist eine Ampel.

There is a traffic light at the intersection.

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