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Umsteigen

transfer

noun OOM-shtye-gen Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: nominalised verb umsteigen (to change)

Also means

changing trains

Usage Note

Umsteigen here is the neuter nominalised infinitive meaning the act of changing transport; as a verb umsteigen is everyday. A connection point is an Umsteigebahnhof. The noun has no plural.

Examples

"Das Umsteigen in Frankfurt dauert nur fünf Minuten."

Natural Translation

Changing trains in Frankfurt takes only five minutes.

Literal Translation

The changing in Frankfurt lasts only five minutes.

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