der Kilometer
Translation
kilometre
Examples
Der Bahnhof ist nur einen Kilometer entfernt.
The station is only one kilometre away.
Wir sind heute zehn Kilometer gelaufen.
We walked ten kilometres today.
Grammar Patterns
((num.)) kilometre(s) (distance) The path is one kilometre long.
Similar Words
Synonyms: km (abbr.)
Etymology
From Greek 'chilioi' (thousand) + 'metron' (measure).
Memory Tips
Think of 'kilo' as 1000, just like in kilogram.