Noun
das Publikum
Pronunciation: /ˈpuː.bli.kʊm/
audience, those who see, hear, read some work or performance (crowd, viewership, readership etc.)
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plural Publika
Meanings
Noun
- audience, those who see, hear, read some work or performance (crowd, viewership, readership etc.)
- members of the public who frequent some place, institution, establishment
Example sentence
Wie viele Fragen hast du aus dem Publikum bekommen?
How many questions did you get from the audience?
Word forms
singular
das Publikum
plural
die Publika
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Publikum
Accusativedas Publikum
Dativedem Publikum
Genitivedes Publikums
Plural
Nominativedie Publika
Accusativedie Publika
Dativeden Publika
Genitiveder Publika
Usage
- Das Publikum klatscht. — The collective noun takes a singular verb in German.
- vor dem Publikum sprechen — Speak in front of an audience; vor takes dative for location.
Das Publikum lauschte der Musik aufmerksam.
The audience listened attentively to the music.