trein

Meaning

1. (masculine) train (railway vehicle)
2. (dated, masculine) train, convoy, retinue, procession

Concepts

train

🚋

coach

locomotive

railway carriage

steam locomotive

🚂

railroad car

railroad vehicle

car

🚗

train

🚋

Synonyms

spoortrein

tros

spoorwagen

locomotief

wagen

wagon

spoorvoertuig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/trɛi̯n/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French train.
The modern sense “railway vehicle” is a semantic loan from English train.

Sentences

De trein komt binnen een paar minuten aan .

The train arrives in a few minutes.

Er is een trein om het kwartier .

There is a train every fifteen minutes.

De trein daverde voorbij op de oude sporen .

The train thundered past on the old tracks.

De trein van de NMBS had weer vertraging .

The SNCB train was delayed again.

Kan je met de trein van Krakau naar Warschau ?

Can you take the train from Krakow to Warsaw?