How to Say ‘To take a route’ in German
Eine Route fahren
EYE-nuh roo-tuh FAH-ren
[EYE-nuh roo-tuh FAH-ren]
💬 Usage Tip: German often uses [fahren] where English would say "take" for a route or road. The same verb works with streets too: [Wir fahren über die Autobahn].
Phrase Breakdown
Eine Route
EYE-nuh roo-tuh
A route
The phrase names a route or course.
Wir fahren eine Route durch die Stadt.
We drive a route through the city.
Words in this phrase
Eine
[EYE-nuh]
a / one
The feminine indefinite article used with 'Route'.
Eine Route mit weniger Verkehr ist besser.
A route with less traffic is better.
Route
[roo-tuh]
route
The way taken from one place to another.
Diese Route ist mir bekannt.
This route is familiar to me.
fahren
[FAH-ren]
to drive / to take
Here it means taking or driving along a route.
Wir fahren heute eine andere Strecke, aber auch eine Route fahren ist möglich zu sagen.
Today we are taking a different way, but saying 'to take a route' is also possible.
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