English–German

“text” in German

German

Alsotexten

Pronunciation

IPA/tɛkst/

Example

Kannst du die Texte bitte lesen?

Can you please read the text?

Illustration for Text (text)

How to say “text” in German

“Text” in German is Text.

Words gathered into a readable whole form a text on a page, whether the whole work or one selected passage.

Full entry for Text: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with Text

Er hat den Text laut vorgelesen.

He read the text aloud.

Tips for using Text

  • For a specific section of a text, German commonly uses Textstelle, while Text alone can refer to the complete wording.

Other German words for “text”

Ich texte dir später.

I'll text you later.

“text” in other languages