No. 3,013 in German
bahnsteige
"Platforms" at a train station.
In a sentence
Die Reisenden warteten auf dem Bahnsteig auf ihren Zug.
The travelers waited on the platform for their train.
The word 'Bahnsteig' here refers to the platform at a train station where passengers wait for their train.
Die Kinder sprangen vor Freude, als sie auf den Bahnsteig liefen.
The children jumped with joy as they ran onto the platform.
In this sentence, 'Bahnsteig' emphasizes the location transition of the children moving onto the train platform.
Auf dem kalten Bahnsteig standen die Leute dicht gedrängt.
On the cold platform, the people stood close together.
Here, 'Bahnsteig' sets the atmosphere and physical setting, emphasizing the crowded and cold conditions of the train platform.
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