Text
noun · /tɛkst/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German text, from Latin textus.
Translation
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text (writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit)
masculine, strong
Ich neige dazu, die Bilder anzuschauen, bevor ich den Text lese.
I tend to look at the pictures before reading the text.
Der Schauspieler ging auf die Bühne, um seinen Text zu sprechen.
The actor went up in his lines on the stage.
Der Schauspieler ließ etwas von seinem Text aus.
The actor missed a line.
- athe songs lyrics source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- double pica source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- lyrics ; a/the song's lyrics; words source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- text (passage of a larger opus, often Scripture, examined and interpreted as a unit) masculine, strong
- lyrics, lines (words of a song, film, etc.) masculine, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Text | Texte |
| Accusative | Text | Texte |
| Dative | Text | Texten |
| Genitive | Textes | Texte |