Noun
die Menschenmenge
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌmɛŋə/
crowd, throng (of people)
C2
rank #9,568
plural Menschenmengen
Meanings
Noun
- crowd, throng (of people)
Example sentence
Wir haben sie in der Menschenmenge aus den Augen verloren.
We lost sight of her in the crowd.
Word forms
singular
die Menschenmenge
plural
die Menschenmengen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Menschenmenge
Accusativedie Menschenmenge
Dativeder Menschenmenge
Genitiveder Menschenmenge
Plural
Nominativedie Menschenmengen
Accusativedie Menschenmengen
Dativeden Menschenmengen
Genitiveder Menschenmengen
Usage
- sich durch die Menschenmenge drängen — Push one's way through the crowd.
- Menschenmenge / Menschenmengen — A crowd is grammatically singular even though it contains many people.
Vor dem Theater wartete eine große Menschenmenge.
A large crowd was waiting outside the theatre.