Vocabulary
der
Urnengang
/ˈʊʁnənˌɡaŋ/· noun· Pl. die Urnengänge
election, vote, trip to the polls (journalistic)
Der Urnengang — newspaper German for an election, so the word Wahl does not appear three times in one article.
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- Singular
- der Urnengang
- Plural
- die Urnengänge
- Genitiv
- des Urnengangs / des Urnenganges
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Urnengang
election, poll
Beim letzten Urnengang lag die Wahlbeteiligung bei 76 Prozent.
At the last election, turnout was 76 per cent.
Word family
Urnengangdie Urnethe ballot box; the urnder Gangthe walk, the tripzur Urne gehento go to the polls
Common combinations
- der nächste Urnengangthe next election
- beim Urnengangat the polls
- zum Urnengang aufrufento call on people to vote
Real examples
- Vor dem Urnengang am Sonntag riefen alle Parteien zur Teilnahme auf.Ahead of Sunday's election, all parties called on people to vote.
- Der nächste Urnengang steht bereits im Frühjahr an.The next election is due as early as the spring.
- Für die Partei war der Urnengang ein Test für die Bundestagswahl im kommenden Jahr.For the party, the vote was a test for the Bundestag election next year.
