Noun
der Absatz
Pronunciation: /ˈapzat͡s/
paragraph (passage in text)
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rank #2,108
plural Absätze
Meanings
Noun
- paragraph (passage in text)
- landing, place on stairs where there is an interruption
- a similar interruption in the slope of a hill or mountain
Example sentence
Der letzte Absatz ist besonders wichtig.
The last paragraph is especially important.
Word forms
singular
der Absatz
plural
die Absätze
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Absatz
Accusativeden Absatz
Dativedem Absatz
Genitivedes Absatzes
Plural
Nominativedie Absätze
Accusativedie Absätze
Dativeden Absätzen
Genitiveder Absätze
Usage
- im zweiten Absatz — in the second paragraph
- einen neuen Absatz beginnen — start a new paragraph; the plural is Absätze
Bitte lies den ersten Absatz noch einmal.
Please read the first paragraph again.