das Gedränge
crowd / crush
A large crowd of people standing so close together that it is difficult to move.
EXAMPLE
Im Gedränge auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt habe ich meine Freunde verloren.
In the crush at the Christmas market, I lost my friends.
das Gedränge
crowd / crush
das Gedränge, die Gedränge
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Gedränge, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Gedränge |
| genitive | des Gedränges |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Gedränge | die Gedränge |
| accusative | das Gedränge | die Gedränge |
| dative | dem Gedränge | den Gedrängen |
| genitive | des Gedränges | der Gedränge |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Das Gedränge' (crowd/crush) is derived from the verb 'drängen' (to push, press, shove). The prefix 'Ge-' forms a collective noun here that describes an intense, ongoing action or its result. The noun is neuter.
EXAMPLE
Das laute Rufen und Drängen der Menschenmenge war unangenehm.
The loud shouting and pushing of the crowd was unpleasant.
Use in a sentence
The word is often used with the preposition 'in'. You can be 'im Gedränge' (in the crowd/crush; dative, state) or 'ins Gedränge geraten' (to get caught in the crowd/crush; accusative, movement/change).
EXAMPLE
Pass im Gedränge gut auf deine Tasche auf!
Watch your bag carefully in the crowd!
Plötzlich geriet er ins Gedränge und konnte sich kaum noch bewegen.
Suddenly he got caught in the crush and could hardly move anymore.
Uncountable noun
'Gedränge' (crowd/crush) describes an indefinite mass and is therefore treated as an uncountable noun. It is almost always used in the singular and often with adjectives like 'dicht' (dense/crowded) or 'groß' (large).
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Konzert herrschte ein dichtes Gedränge.
There was a dense crowd at the concert.
Wir mieden das große Gedränge in der Innenstadt.
We avoided the large crowd in the city center.
Compare with
Gedränge vs Traube
grape / cluster
Traube refers to a visible, tightly gathered group of people. Gedränge additionally emphasizes that there is little room and that it is difficult to move. Traube fits the shape of the group, while Gedränge is more appropriate when the crowding and obstruction are the focus.
Gedränge
Im engen Eingang kamen die Besucher im Gedränge kaum vorwärts.
The visitors could barely make their way through the crowded entrance.
Traube
Vor dem Eingang stand eine Traube neugieriger Besucher.
A cluster of curious visitors stood in front of the entrance.
In real life
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