das Zitat
quote
A passage taken word for word from a text or a speech by another person.
EXAMPLE
Am Anfang seines Aufsatzes verwendete er ein berühmtes Zitat von Goethe.
At the beginning of his essay, he used a famous quote by Goethe.
das Zitat
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Meanings
das Zitat
quote
In finance, the official determination or listing of a price or rate, for example for a stock on the stock exchange.
EXAMPLE
Das letzte Zitat für diese Aktie lag bei 150 Euro.
The last quote for this stock was 150 euros.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Zitat, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Zitate |
| genitive | des Zitats |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Zitat | die Zitate |
| accusative | das Zitat | die Zitate |
| dative | dem Zitat | den Zitaten |
| genitive | des Zitats des Zitates | der Zitate |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word family
'Das Zitat' (the quote) belongs to the word family of the verb 'zitieren' (to quote). A quote is the result of the action: when you quote someone, you produce a quote.
EXAMPLE
Der Professor zitiert oft aus klassischen Werken.
The professor often quotes from classic works.
Sein Zitat wurde in vielen Zeitungen abgedruckt.
His quote was printed in many newspapers.
Context clue
The two meanings can easily be distinguished by context. If it is about authors, books, or speeches, a word-for-word quotation is meant. If it is about stocks, the stock exchange, or prices, a financial quote is meant.
EXAMPLE
Dieses Zitat von Einstein ist weltberühmt.
This quote by Einstein is world-famous.
Der Makler prüfte das letzte Zitat der Anleihe.
The broker checked the last quote for the bond.
Typical prepositions
To indicate the source of a quote, German uses the prepositions 'von' (by/from) for the person and 'aus' (from) for the work (book, film, speech).
EXAMPLE
Ich suche ein passendes Zitat von Mark Twain.
I'm looking for a suitable quote by Mark Twain.
Das ist ein Zitat aus einem meiner Lieblingsfilme.
That's a quote from one of my favorite films.
Compare with
Zitat vs Ausspruch
saying / pronouncement
A Zitat is the exact reproduction of someone else’s words. An Ausspruch, by contrast, is the noteworthy statement itself, which may be well known or often quoted. An exact reproduction of a sentence is called a Zitat, while a well-known sentence by a person is an Ausspruch.
Zitat
Die Zeitung gibt die Worte der Autorin unverändert als Zitat wieder.
The newspaper reproduces the author’s words unchanged as a quote.
Ausspruch
Die Zeitung erinnert an einen bekannten Ausspruch der Autorin.
The newspaper recalls a well-known saying by the author.
In real life
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