German word
alt in German sentences
alt means "old" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Hausmeister hängt das alte Schild am Eingang ab.
The caretaker takes down the old sign at the entrance.
Beim Hausbesuch hört der Arzt den alten Mann ab.
During the house call, the doctor listens to the old man.
Der Techniker koppelt den alten Wagen vom Zug ab.
The technician decouples the old carriage from the train.
Lara koppelt das alte Modul ab, bevor sie ein neues einsetzt.
Lara disconnects the old module before she installs a new one.
Ich habe den alten Zugang gestern abgemeldet.
I deactivated the old access yesterday.
Common mistake
Do not treat alt as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.