Noun
der Passat
trade wind
C2
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plural Passate
Meanings
Noun
- trade wind
Example sentence
Der Passat treibt die Segelschiffe nach Westen.
The trade wind drives the sailing ships westwards.
Word forms
singular
der Passat
plural
die Passate
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Passat
Accusativeden Passat
Dativedem Passat
Genitivedes Passats
Plural
Nominativedie Passate
Accusativedie Passate
Dativeden Passaten
Genitiveder Passate
Usage
- der beständige Passat — The steady trade wind.
- Passat / Passatwinde — The word occurs alone or in the compound Passatwinde for trade winds.
Auf der Karte waren die Richtungen der Passate eingezeichnet.
The directions of the trade winds were marked on the map.