Directions (die Richtungen) in German

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Directions (die Richtungen) in German

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die Richtung – direction (Pl. form – die Richtungen)

Look, directions are masculine in German (‚der‘)

der Norden - North

der Süden - South

der Osten - East

der Westen - West

Examples:

in Richtung Norden - toward north/northbound

in Richtung Süden – toward south/southbound

in Richtung Osten - toward east/eastbound

in Richtung Westen – toward west/westbound

nach Norden - to a northward direction

nach Süden - to a southward direction

nach Osten - to a eastward direction

nach Westen - to a westward direction

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In the above photo ‚in dieser Richtung‘ means ‘in this direction’

Some other important expressions concerning directions:

geradeaus - straight ahead (Ex. Gehen Sie geradeaus – Go straight ahead)

nach rechts – to the right

nach links – to the left

Ex. Zuerst geradeaus, dann an der Kreuzung nach rechts - First go straight ahead, then turn right at the crossroads

die Kreuzung – crossroads, intersection (Pl. from – die Kreuzungen)
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