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passage
A specific section, passage, or wording in a written text, especially in a contract, law, or official document.
Bitte lesen Sie den letzten Passus im Mietvertrag besonders aufmerksam durch.
Please read the last passage in the rental agreement especially carefully.
'Passus' (passage) is a loanword from Latin. There, 'passus' originally meant 'step' and was later also used for a 'section' in a text.
Dieser Passus wurde erst später in das Dokument aufgenommen.
This passage was only added to the document later.
This word belongs to technical and written language, especially in legal, administrative, or academic contexts. In normal everyday language, people would more likely speak of an 'Abschnitt' (section), 'Stelle' (passage/place), or 'Teil' (part) of a text.
Der Anwalt verwies auf einen unklaren Passus im Gesetzestext.
The lawyer referred to an unclear passage in the legal text.
Common verbs used with 'Passus' (passage) are 'einen Passus ändern' (to change a passage), 'streichen' (to delete), 'einfügen' (to insert), or 'interpretieren' (to interpret). It often appears with a location phrase such as 'im Vertrag' (in the contract) or 'im letzten Kapitel' (in the last chapter).
Wir müssen den ersten Passus des Vertrags noch einmal überarbeiten.
We need to revise the first passage of the contract once more.
place / position
'die Stelle' and 'der Passus' can both mean a specific part of a text. 'Stelle' is the more general word. You can use it for a sentence, a passage in a book, or a point in a song. 'Passus' sounds more formal and is especially suitable for contracts, laws, or official documents. Learners may confuse the words because both point to a section of text. In everyday language, 'Stelle' is more natural. 'Passus' is more precise when referring to a specific wording in an official or legal text.
Kannst du den Passus im Vertrag noch einmal genau lesen?
Can you read the passage in the contract carefully one more time?
Ich verstehe diese Stelle im Buch nicht ganz.
I don't quite understand this passage in the book.