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How to Say ‘All the way across the station’ in German

Quer durch den ganzen Bahnhof

kvair dookh DEHN GAHN-tsen BAHN-hohf

[kvair dookh DEHN GAHN-tsen BAHN-hohf]

Phrase Breakdown

Quer durch

kvair dookh

Right across / straight through

'quer durch' means 'straight across'. 'Qu' is pronounced 'kv'.

Example

Wir laufen quer durch die Stadt.

We walk right across the city.

Words in this phrase

Quer

[kvair]

across / crosswise

Going straight across from one side to the other.

Example

Wir gehen quer über den Platz.

We walk across the square.

durch

[dookh]

through

A preposition meaning movement through something, or figuratively getting through a period of time.

Example

Durch das Follow-up nach dem Event kommen wir gut Durch die Woche.

Through the follow-up after the event, we get through the week well.

den ganzen Bahnhof

DEHN GAHN-tsen BAHN-hohf

the whole station

'durch' takes the accusative case, which is why it says 'den'.

Example

Er rennt durch den ganzen Bahnhof.

He runs through the whole station.

Words in this phrase

den

[DEHN]

The (accusative form)

Defines a specific object in the accusative case.

Example

Ich nehme den Cappuccino.

I'll take the cappuccino.

ganzen

[GAHN-tsen]

whole / entire

Form of 'ganz' as an adjective meaning all of it.

Example

Ich habe den ganzen Tag gewartet.

I waited the whole day.

Bahnhof

[BAHN-hohf]

train station

The main railway station or a train station.

Example

Der Bahnhof ist nicht weit von hier.

The train station is not far from here.

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