Definition
A spoken public message that gives listeners information or specific instructions.
Translations
- English
- public announcement
- Français
- annonce publique
- Türkçe
- duyuru
- Polski
- komunikat
- Русский
- объявление
- Українська
- оголошення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Ansage
- B1
- Noun
- Communication
- Travel & Transport
public announcement
/diː ˈanˌzaːɡə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Ansagen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Ansage informierte die Fahrgäste über die Verspätung.NominativSing.The announcement informed the passengers about the delay.
- Ich wiederholte die Ansage wegen des Lärms.AkkusativSing.I repeated the announcement because of the noise.
- Der Mitarbeiter lauschte der Ansage aufmerksam.DativSing.The employee listened attentively to the announcement.
- Die Lautstärke der Ansage war überraschend hoch.GenitivSing.The volume of the announcement was surprisingly high.
- Mehrere Ansagen ertönten während der Evakuierung.NominativPlur.Several announcements sounded during the evacuation.
- Die Reisenden hörten mehrere Ansagen im Bahnhof.AkkusativPlur.The travelers heard several announcements at the station.
- Die Lautsprecher gaben den wartenden Fahrgästen wichtige Ansagen.DativPlur.The loudspeakers gave the waiting passengers important announcements.
- Die Folgen der Ansagen waren für alle deutlich spürbar.GenitivPlur.The consequences of the announcements were clearly noticeable to everyone.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ansage/ˈanˌzaːɡə/
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Article phrase
die Ansage/diː ˈanˌzaːɡə/
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Plural
Ansagen/ˈanˌzaːɡn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ansage | die Ansagen |
| Akkusativ | die Ansage | die Ansagen |
| Dativ | der Ansage | den Ansagen |
| Genitiv | der Ansage | der Ansagen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine deutliche Ansage
- Adjective combinationeine öffentliche Ansage
- Collocationeine Ansage machen
- Verb constructioneine Ansage wiederholen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionauf eine Ansage reagierenauf + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDie Ansage war deutlich zu hören.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termMitteilung
A Ansage is an orally delivered form of a Mitteilung and is often addressed directly to listeners present.
- Near-synonymAnkündigung
A Ankündigung usually announces an upcoming event or plan, whereas a Ansage can also contain current information or instructions.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- ansag-Other
- -eSuffix
„Ansage“ is a derivation from the verb „ansagen“ with the suffix „-e“.
Word family
- ansagen
- Ansager
- Durchsage — announcement