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Ausweis: ID card — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Ausweis

ID card

an official document that shows who a person is

IPA/ˈaʊ̯svaɪ̯s/

Stress is on the first syllable.

Ausweis: ID card

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

an official document that shows who a person is

Bitte zeigen Sie Ihren Ausweis.

Ich habe meinen Ausweis dabei.

Ich finde meinen Ausweis nicht.

Ausweis is a general word for an identification document. Personalausweis is the specific German national identity card.

den Ausweis zeigen — to show one's ID — to have one's ID with one

den Ausweis dabeihaben

den Ausweis kontrollieren — to check an ID

Ich habe mein Ausweis zu Hause vergessen.

Ich habe meinen Ausweis zu Hause vergessen.

Ausweis is masculine and is the direct object here, so the accusative form is meinen.

Say der Ausweis in the nominative, but meinen Ausweis or einen Ausweis in the accusative.

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Which article is correct with Ausweis?

Ausweis is a countable masculine noun for an official document used to show or prove a person's identity. Its plural is Ausweise.