PKW

See also: Pkw

German

Alternative forms

• Pkw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːkaˌveː/ (normal)
• IPA^(key): /ˌpeːkaˈveː/ (less common)

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Noun

PKW m (strong, genitive PKWs or PKW, plural (formal) PKW or (colloquial) PKWs)

1. passenger car (abbreviation of Personenkraftwagen)

Usage notes

• The plural often takes no ending in formal standard German. In less formal speech, however, -s is only rarely omitted.
• The spelling PKW’s with an apostrophe for the genitive and plural is non-official and non-standard, but is sometimes seen.

Declension

Declension of PKW [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	PKW	die	PKW1, PKWs2
genitive	eines	des	PKWs, PKW	der	PKW1, PKWs2
dative	einem	dem	PKW	den	PKW1, PKWs2
accusative	einen	den	PKW	die	PKW1, PKWs2

¹Formal.
²Colloquial.

Derived terms

• PKW-Anhänger
• PKW-Fahrer
• PKW-Maut
• PKW-Unfall

See also

• LKW
• KFZ