Vocabulary
die
Passage
/paˈsaːʒə/· noun· Pl. die Passagen
passage (of a text or piece of music); (shopping) arcade; passage, crossing (by sea)
Die Passage — a section of a text (Textpassage) that you quote or analyse; in cities a covered shopping arcade; and the crossing of a stretch of sea.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Passage
- Plural
- die Passagen
- Genitiv
- der Passage
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Passage
passage (of a text, music)
Diese Passage des Romans wird im Abitur häufig interpretiert.
This passage of the novel is often interpreted in the school-leaving exam.
Word family
Passagedie Textpassagepassage of textdie Einkaufspassageshopping arcadeder Passagierpassenger
Common combinations
- eine Passage zitierento quote a passage
- die entscheidende Passagethe crucial passage
- in einer Passagein one passage
Real examples
- Die Anwältin las die entscheidende Passage aus dem Vertrag laut vor.The lawyer read out the crucial passage from the contract.
- Einige Passagen des Berichts wurden vor der Veröffentlichung geschwärzt.Some passages of the report were redacted before publication.
- In der überdachten Passage gibt es mehrere kleine Cafés und Buchläden.There are several small cafés and bookshops in the covered arcade.
