Gang

/ɡaŋ/

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
die Gänge

Meaning

  1. corridor, hallway; gait, walk

    Also a course of a meal ("der erste Gang" — the first course) and a gear in a car — a productive noun from gehen.

    • Das Zimmer liegt am Ende des Gangs.

      The room is at the end of the corridor.

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

Practice

1 What does Gang mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches Gang?

See also

noun

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