Vocabulary
der
Bass
/bas/· noun· Pl. die Bässe
bass (instrument, low notes, the deepest male voice)
Der Bass — the low notes in music, the instrument (der E-Bass, der Kontrabass) and the lowest male voice in a choir; also the booming low sound from speakers.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Bass
- Plural
- die Bässe
- Genitiv
- des Basses
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Bass
bass instrument
Er spielt seit zehn Jahren Bass in einer Jazzband.
He has been playing bass in a jazz band for ten years.
Word family
Bassder Bassistbass playerder Kontrabassdouble bassder E-Bassbass guitardie Bassstimmebass voice
Common combinations
- Bass spielento play bass
- den Bass aufdrehento turn up the bass
- ein tiefer Bassa deep bass
Common learner mistakes
- die Bassedie BässeThe plural has an umlaut: der Bass, die Bässe.
Real examples
- Weil der Bass so laut war, konnte man die Texte der Lieder kaum verstehen.Because the bass was so loud, you could hardly understand the lyrics of the songs.
- Die Band sucht dringend jemanden, der Bass spielt und auch am Wochenende Zeit hat.The band urgently needs someone who plays bass and is also free at weekends.
- Mit seiner tiefen Stimme singt er im Kirchenchor natürlich im Bass.With his deep voice he naturally sings bass in the church choir.
