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How to Say ‘I am going to the Black Forest.’ in German

Ich fahre in den Schwarzwald.

ikh FAH-reh in dayn SHVARTS-valt

[ikh FAH-reh in dayn SHVARTS-valt]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich fahre

ikh FAH-reh

I'm driving / I'm going

'Fahren' means to go by vehicle. 'Fahre' has a long 'a': 'FAH-reh'.

Example

Ich fahre mit dem Auto.

I'm going by car.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

fahre

[FAH-reh]

go / travel (by vehicle)

First-person form of 'fahren', to go somewhere by car, train, etc.

Example

Ich fahre morgen nach Köln.

I'm going to Cologne tomorrow.

in den Schwarzwald.

in dayn SHVARTS-valt

to the Black Forest

Regions with an article use 'in' plus the accusative. Say it as 'in den SHVARTS-valt'.

Example

Sie reist in den Schwarzwald.

She's travelling to the Black Forest.

Words in this phrase

[in]

into / to

With accusative, 'in' shows movement into a region or place.

Example

Wir fahren in die Berge.

We are going to the mountains.

den

[dayn]

the

Masculine accusative article used before 'Termin.'

Example

Ich muss den Termin verschieben.

I have to reschedule the appointment.

Schwarzwald

[SHVARTS-valt]

Black Forest

A large wooded mountain region in southwest Germany.

Example

Der Schwarzwald ist sehr grün.

The Black Forest is very green.

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