den Zug besteigen

to board the train

Türkçe: trene binmek

Noun

Zug m.

Verb

besteigen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Reisende besteigt den Zug mit seinem schweren Koffer.

How it is used

Neutral. Means 'to board the train' – the physical act of stepping onto a train. Use at a train station or when describing the start of a journey. Avoid confusing with 'einsteigen,' which is more common in spoken German.

Other verbs that go with Zug

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Zug machento make a move
• am Zug seinto be one's turn
• zum Zug(e) kommento get a turn
• den Zug erreichento catch the train
• den Zug nehmento take the train
• den Zug verlassento leave the train
• den Zug verpassen / versäumento miss the train

All collocations with Zug