German Conversation · Level 7
88 words
German word
Pass
Pronunciation
IPA/pas/
Meaning
- masculine nounpassport
Example
Ich habe meinen Pass im Hotel liegen lassen.
I left my passport at the hotel.
More examples
Bei der Grenzkontrolle musste ich meinen Pass vorzeigen.
At border control, I had to show my passport.
Core concept
A narrow opening that lets someone cross, represented in travel by an official document.
Common phrases
Pass vorzeigen
show passport
gültiger Pass
valid passport
Pass verlängern
renew passport
Similar words
Reisepass: An official travel document for crossing an international border.
Ausweis: A domestic photo ID used to establish personal identity.
Visum: An entry permit issued by the country being visited.
Personalausweis: A government-issued photo ID confirming national identity.
Definition in German
Dokument, das die Identität für internationale Reisen bestätigt; umgangssprachlich für Reisepass verwendet.
Word origin
Pass entered German as a borrowing from French forms related to passer 'to pass', with the same history connecting physical and official passage.
Usage tips
- Pass is masculine, so the forms are der Pass, den Pass, and mit dem Pass; the plural is die Pässe.
Other meanings
- mountain passnoun
- passnoun
Related words
- Reisepasspassportnoun
- Passnummerpassport numbernoun
- Passfotopassport photonoun