Vocabulary
die
Prosa
/ˈpʁoːza/· noun· Pl. —
prose; (figurative) the prosaic side of life
Everything in literature that isn't verse or drama — and, figuratively, the plain, sober side of everyday life.
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- Singular
- die Prosa
- Plural
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- der Prosa
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Prosa
prose (as opposed to verse)
Sie schreibt Lyrik und Prosa.
She writes poetry and prose.
Word family
Prosaprosaischprosaic, matter-of-factder Prosatextthe prose textdie Kurzprosashort prose
Common combinations
- Lyrik und Prosapoetry and prose
- knappe / dichte Prosaspare / dense prose
- die Prosa des Alltagsthe prose of everyday life
Common learner mistakes
- Er schreibt kurze Prosas.Er schreibt kurze Prosatexte.Prosa has no plural; to count, use Prosatexte.
Real examples
- Ihre Prosa ist knapp, fast lakonisch.Her prose is spare, almost laconic.
- Nach zwei Gedichtbänden hat er sein erstes Buch in Prosa veröffentlicht.After two volumes of poetry he has published his first book in prose.
- Der Preis wird abwechselnd für Lyrik und Prosa vergeben.The prize is awarded alternately for poetry and prose.
