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Otti's ID card is in his wallet.
Ottis Ausweis liegt im Portemonnaie. Otti's ID card is in his wallet.

noun · A2

der Ausweis

[ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s]

ID card, identity card

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Other Examples

  • Ich zeige am Schalter meinen Ausweis.

    I show my ID at the counter.

  • Brauchst du für den Flug deinen Ausweis?

    Do you need your ID for the flight?

  • Lotte hat ihren Ausweis immer dabei.

    Lotte always has her ID card with her.

Grammar

Plural
die Ausweise In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Ausweis die Ausweise
Ist dein Ausweis eigentlich noch gültig? Is your ID actually still valid?
Accusative wen? was? den Ausweis die Ausweise
Lotte hat ihren Ausweis immer dabei. Lotte always has her ID card with her.
Dative wem? dem Ausweis den Ausweisen
Genitive wessen? des Ausweises der Ausweise

How the Word Is Built

Aus prefix weis root

aus-
out: aussteigen (to get off), ausgehen (to go out). Separable: Wir steigen aus.

Word family

der Personalausweisder Studentenausweisder Schülerausweis

In Otti's situations: Emil flies to his cousins

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