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Rückreise
🗺️ What does 'die Rückreise' mean?
Die Rückreise (noun, feminine) refers to the journey back or the return trip from a place to the starting point of a journey. It's the opposite of die Hinreise (the journey to the destination).
Example: Nach einem schönen Urlaub traten wir die Rückreise an. (After a nice vacation, we started the return journey.)
There is only this one article (die) and this one main meaning for the word.
Article rules for der, die, and das
-e/-ee → almost always feminine.
There are many -e nouns, many of which are feminine, but there are also some important exceptions.
📚 Grammar of 'die Rückreise' in Detail
The word 'Rückreise' is a feminine noun. The article is always die.
Declension
Here's how 'die Rückreise' declines in singular and plural:
| Case | Article | Noun | (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die | Rückreise | (the return journey) |
| Genitive | der | Rückreise | (of the return journey) |
| Dative | der | Rückreise | (to/for the return journey) |
| Accusative | die | Rückreise | (the return journey) |
| Case | Article | Noun | (English) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die | Rückreisen | (the return journeys) |
| Genitive | der | Rückreisen | (of the return journeys) |
| Dative | den | Rückreisen | (to/for the return journeys) |
| Accusative | die | Rückreisen | (the return journeys) |
Example Sentences
- Die Rückreise war leider sehr anstrengend.
(Unfortunately, the return journey was very tiring.) - Wir planen unsere Rückreise für nächsten Sonntag.
(We are planning our return journey for next Sunday.) - Auf der Rückreise machten wir noch einen Zwischenstopp in München.
(On the return journey, we made a stopover in Munich.) - Die Kosten für Hin- und Rückreise sind im Preis enthalten.
(The costs for the outward and return journey are included in the price.)
💡 How to use 'die Rückreise'?
'Die Rückreise' is used whenever you talk about the way or the trip back to the starting point, typically after a vacation, a business trip, or an outing.
- Typical verbs: antreten (to embark on the return journey), planen (to plan), buchen (to book), organisieren (to organize).
- Typical contexts: Travel planning, reports about trips, discussions about means of transport for the way back.
- Distinction: 'Die Rückfahrt' is a very close synonym, often interchangeable, but can sometimes refer more specifically to the journey by vehicle. 'Die Rückkehr' (the return) refers more to the act of arriving back, not the journey itself.
One often speaks of "Hin- und Rückreise" to describe the entire round trip.
🧠 Mnemonics and Memory Aids
Article mnemonic: The word ends in "-e" and is derived from "die Reise" (the journey). Many nouns ending in "-e" are feminine, and "die Reise" is also feminine. So: die Rückreise.
Meaning mnemonic: Think of "zurück" (back - 'Rück-') and "Reise" (journey). It's simply the journey back. Imagine heading back home after a great trip.
🔄 Synonyms & Antonyms for Rückreise
Synonyms (Words with similar meaning)
Antonyms (Opposites)
- Die Hinreise: The journey to the destination.
- Die Hinfahrt: The trip/drive to the destination.
- Die Abreise: The departure, leaving the starting point.
⚠️ Be careful: Don't confuse 'Rückreise' with 'Rücktritt' (resignation, withdrawal) or 'Rückruf' (recall).
😄 A little Joke
Warum ist die Rückreise oft kürzer als die Hinreise?
Weil man auf der Rückreise nicht mehr ständig anhalten muss, um Urlaubsfotos zu machen! 😉
(Why is the return journey often shorter than the outward journey?
Because on the way back, you don't have to keep stopping to take vacation photos! 😉)
📜 Poem about the Return Journey
Die Koffer sind gepackt, das Ziel bekannt,
die Rückreise führt ins Heimatland.
Erinnerungen im Gepäck, so bunt und schön,
doch bald wird man die eig'nen Wände seh'n.
Der Weg zurück, mal lang, mal kurz,
ein leiser Abschied, ein kleiner Sturz?
Nein, Vorfreude auf das, was wartet, traut,
die Rückreise hat man gern gebaut.
(The suitcases are packed, the destination known,
the return journey leads to the homeland.
Memories in the luggage, so colorful and beautiful,
but soon one will see one's own walls.
The way back, sometimes long, sometimes short,
a quiet farewell, a small fall?
No, anticipation for what awaits, familiar,
the return journey was gladly built.)
❓ Riddle
Ich beginne, wenn das Ziel erreicht,
und führe dich nach Hause, sanft und leicht.
Ich bin das Gegenteil vom Weg dorthin.
Was bin ich wohl? Rate mit Sinn!
(I begin when the destination is reached,
and lead you home, gently and lightly.
I am the opposite of the way there.
What am I? Guess with sense!)
Solution: Die Rückreise (The return journey)
🧩 Other Information
Word Composition
The word 'Rückreise' is a compound noun, composed of:
- rück- : Prefixoid, derived from 'zurück' (back), meaning movement in the reverse direction or towards the starting point.
- Reise : Noun, 'die Reise' (journey, trip).
Together, the meaning is: the journey back.
📝 Summary: is it der, die or das Rückreise?
The word Rückreise is feminine. The correct article is die. So you always say die Rückreise. It means the return journey or the trip back to the starting point of a journey.