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noun · B1

das Gedränge

[ɡəˈdʁɛŋə]

crush, crowd

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  • Das Gedränge vor der Bühne wird immer schlimmer.

    The crush in front of the stage is getting worse and worse.

  • Ich mag kein Gedränge, deshalb bleibe ich lieber am Rand.

    I don't like crowds, so I'd rather stay at the edge.

  • Kommt ihr mit dem Kinderwagen durch das Gedränge?

    Can you get through the crowd with the pram?

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? das Gedränge
Das Gedränge vor der Bühne wird immer schlimmer. The crush in front of the stage is getting worse and worse.
Accusative wen? was? das Gedränge
Kommt ihr mit dem Kinderwagen durch das Gedränge? Can you get through the crowd with the pram?
Dative wem? dem Gedränge
Bruno steht mittendrin im Gedränge auf dem Markt und sucht Lotte. Bruno is standing right in the middle of the crowd at the market, looking for Lotte.
Genitive wessen? des Gedränges

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix dräng root e suffix

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

drängendrängeln

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