den Zug erreichen
to catch the train
Türkçe: trene yetişmek
In a sentence
Der Reisende erreicht den Zug nach Berlin gerade noch rechtzeitig.
How it is used
Means 'to catch the train' literally. Neutral. Use when rushing to the station and boarding just in time. Common mistake: 'den Zug erreichen' is only for trains; for buses, say 'den Bus erreichen.'
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 besteigento board the train
- den Zug nehmento take the train
- den Zug verlassento leave the train
- den Zug verpassen / versäumento miss the train
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