Durchgang

/ˈdʊʁçɡaŋ/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
Durchgänge

Meaning

  1. passage, passageway; round (of a competition)

    Built from durch (through) + Gang (corridor, hallway).

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

Made of

  • durch through
  • Gang corridor, hallway

Similar words

Übergang

Close — transition and passage both involve moving through or between things.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

transición

Close — a passage, passageway relates to a transition.

Practice

1 What does Durchgang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der enge ___ führt direkt zum Hinterhof.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Durchgang?

nouncompound

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