die Zeilen
Translation
lines, rows
Examples
Bitte lesen Sie die ersten drei Zeilen.
Please read the first three lines.
Schreiben Sie bitte nicht zwischen die Zeilen.
Please do not write between the lines.
Die Tabelle hat fünf Spalten und zehn Zeilen.
The table has five columns and ten rows.
Grammar Patterns
zwischen den Zeilen lesen to read between the lines. One often has to read between the lines.
Similar Words
Synonyms: die Reihen (rows)
Etymology
From Old High German 'zīla' (row, series), originally related to the concept of a sequence in time.
Memory Tips
Imagine the lines of text on a page or rows in a spreadsheet. 'Zeilen' is the plural of 'Zeile' (line).