German Conversation · Level 14
87 words
German word
Kilometer
Pronunciation
IPA/kiloˈmeːtɐ/
Meaning
- masculine nounkilometer
Example
Der Bahnhof ist zwei Kilometer entfernt.
The train station is two kilometers away.
More examples
Die Wanderung war mehr als zehn Kilometer lang.
The hike was more than ten kilometers long.
Core concept
A road or map distance measured in thousand-metre steps.
Common phrases
ein Kilometer lang
one kilometer long
ein paar Kilometer weiter
a few kilometers farther
mehr als zehn Kilometer
more than ten kilometers
Similar words
Meter: The basic unit used to measure length in the metric system.
Entfernung: The distance between two places or points.
Definition in German
Ein Kilometer ist eine Längeneinheit und entspricht 1000 Metern.
Word origin
Kilometer is an international metric compound using kilo-, from Greek khilioi 'thousand', with Meter from Greek metron 'measure'.
Usage tips
- Kilometer is masculine in German, and its plural stays Kilometer, as in zwei Kilometer.
Related words
- kilometerlangkilometers longadjective