No. 5,618 in Dutch
metro
An underground or urban rapid transit train system.
In a sentence
Ik reis elke dag met de metro naar school.
I commute daily to school with the metro.
In this sentence, 'metro' refers to a mode of public transportation, specifically an underground train system commonly used in cities.
De metrostation bij ons in de buurt is onlangs gerenoveerd.
The metro station near us has recently been renovated.
Here, 'metro' is used to describe the infrastructure associated with the metro system, specifically the station.
Hij heeft de metrokaart nodig om de juiste route te bepalen.
He needs the metro map to determine the correct route.
In this example, 'metro' is used adjectivally as part of 'metrokaart', indicating that this map is specifically for the metro system.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “metro” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “metro” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).