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Anführungszeichen: quotation mark — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryAnführungszeichen

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B2

Anführungszeichen

quotation mark

a punctuation mark placed around direct quotations, cited expressions, or specially marked words

IPA/ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋsˌtsaɪçn̩/

Primary stress falls on An; Zeichen carries secondary stress.

Meaning 1neutral · 92%

a punctuation mark placed around direct quotations, cited expressions, or specially marked words

Direkte Zitate setzt man im Deutschen normalerweise in Anführungszeichen.

Am Ende des Zitats fehlt das schließende Anführungszeichen.

Der Ausdruck steht in Anführungszeichen, weil er ironisch gemeint ist.

Common phrases are in Anführungszeichen setzen and öffnendes/schließendes Anführungszeichen.

Anführungszeichen frame quoted speech or expressions that are intentionally highlighted.

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Which form is correct?

The singular and plural forms are identical; in everyday use it often appears in the plural because quotation marks come as a pair.