Definition
A spoken public message heard, for example, at a station or airport.
Translations
- English
- announcement
- Français
- annonce
- Türkçe
- anons
- Polski
- komunikat
- Русский
- объявление
- Українська
- оголошення
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Durchsage
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
- Communication
announcement
/diː ˈdʊʁçzaːɡə/
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
- Durchsagen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Durchsage war deutlich zu hören.NominativSing.The announcement was clearly audible.
- Der Mitarbeiter wiederholte die Durchsage.AkkusativSing.The employee repeated the announcement.
- Die Reisenden folgten der Durchsage aufmerksam.DativSing.The travelers followed the announcement attentively.
- Der Inhalt der Durchsage war leicht verständlich.GenitivSing.The content of the announcement was easy to understand.
- Die Durchsagen waren klar und deutlich.NominativPlur.The announcements were clear and distinct.
- Die Reisenden hörten mehrere Durchsagen.AkkusativPlur.The travelers heard several announcements.
- Die Reisenden folgten den Durchsagen aufmerksam.DativPlur.The travelers followed the announcements attentively.
- Die Lautstärke der Durchsagen war angemessen.GenitivPlur.The volume of the announcements was appropriate.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Durchsage/ˈdʊʁçzaːɡə/
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Article phrase
die Durchsage/diː ˈdʊʁçzaːɡə/
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Plural
Durchsagen/ˈdʊʁçzaːɡn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Durchsage | die Durchsagen |
| Akkusativ | die Durchsage | die Durchsagen |
| Dativ | der Durchsage | den Durchsagen |
| Genitiv | der Durchsage | der Durchsagen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Durchsage hören
- Adjective combinationwichtige Durchsage
- Prepositional constructionnach einer Durchsagenach + Dativ
- Adjective combinationeine laute Durchsage
- Collocationeine Durchsage machen
- Sentence patternDie Durchsage informiert die Reisenden über die Verspätung.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- DurchsagDerivational base
- -eSuffix
„Durchsage“ is a feminine noun with the plural „Durchsagen“ and denotes information spoken publicly.
Word family
- ansagen
- Ansage — public announcement