A usually covered walkway connecting streets or parts of a building, often with shops.
Natural examples
Wir gingen durch eine Passage zur nächsten Straße.
We walked through a passage to the next street.
In der Passage gibt es ein kleines Café.
There is a small café in the passage.
Die Passage verbindet den Bahnhof mit dem Platz.
The passage connects the station with the square.
Usage note
Passage is feminine: die Passage; plural Passagen. It can also mean a section of text; here it means a walkway.
Mini-lesson: Passage
A usually covered walkway connecting streets or parts of a building, often with shops. Passage is feminine: die Passage; plural Passagen. It can also mean a section of text; here it means a walkway.
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