Noun
der Eingang
Pronunciation: /ˈʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ/
entrance (doorway or passageway into a building or other enclosed space)
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plural Eingänge
Meanings
Noun
- entrance (doorway or passageway into a building or other enclosed space)
- entrance (place for entering a defined area that is not necessarily enclosed, e.g. a forest)
- input (interface of a device for receiving data, e.g. through a socket)
- arrival, receipt (the event of receiving mail or goods)
Example sentence
Wo ist der Eingang des Museums?
Where's the entrance to the museum?
Word forms
singular
der Eingang
plural
die Eingänge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Eingang
Accusativeden Eingang
Dativedem Eingang
Genitivedes Eingangs
Plural
Nominativedie Eingänge
Accusativedie Eingänge
Dativeden Eingängen
Genitiveder Eingänge
Usage
- am Eingang warten — wait at the entrance
- Eingang / Ausgang — entrance / exit
Der Eingang zum Hof liegt hinter dem Haus.
The entrance to the courtyard is behind the house.