Polyglot Dictionary

Fahrgast

/ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast/

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

Forms

plural
die Fahrgäste

Meaning

  1. passenger

    Built from Fahrt (journey) + Gast (guest).

    • Die Fahrgäste steigen aus.

      The passengers get off.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fahrt journey
  • Gast guest

Similar words

passagier

Fahrgast is used more for public transport, like a bus or train; Passagier is used more for planes or ships.

Similar in other languages

French

passager

passager is the French word for the same thing — both mean "passenger."

Portuguese

passageiro

passageiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "passenger."

Practice

1 What does Fahrgast mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ steigen aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fahrgast?

nouncompound

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