Ausflug

/ˈaʊ̯sfluːk/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Ausflüge

Meaning

  1. outing, trip

    Built from fliegen (to fly) + aus-, though the meaning has broadened to any short trip.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Reise

An Ausflug is a short excursion, typically a single day with no overnight stay. Reise implies something longer — usually involving at least one night away.

Similar in other languages

English

excursion

excursion is the English word for the same thing — both mean "outing, trip, excursion."

Practice

1 What does Ausflug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir machen einen ___ in die Berge.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ausflug?

See also

nouncompound

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