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How to Say ‘At Bergstraße twelve’ in German

In der Bergstraße zwölf

in dair BEHRK-shtrah-seh tsvurlf

[in dair BEHRK-shtrah-seh tsvurlf]

💬 Usage Tip: Streets take in der because Straße is feminine. Same with in der Hauptstraße.

Phrase Breakdown

In der

in dair

In the

Streets take 'in der' because 'Straße' is feminine and 'in' needs the dative here. Say it quickly as one unit: 'inder'.

Example

In der Schule.

At school.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Bergstraße zwölf

BEHRK-shtrah-seh tsvurlf

Bergstraße (Mountain Street) number twelve

In German addresses, the house number comes after the street name. 'ß' is a sharp 's', and 'zwölf' starts with 'ts'.

Example

Ich wohne Bergstraße zwölf.

I live at Bergstraße 12.

Words in this phrase

Bergstraße

[BEHRK-shtrah-seh]

Mountain Street (street name)

A street name; Straße means street, Berg means mountain.

Example

Die Bergstraße ist sehr lang.

Bergstraße is very long.

zwölf

[tsvurlf]

twelve

The number 12; like eleven, it has its own special form.

Example

Es ist zwölf Uhr.

It is twelve o'clock.

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