Reportage

See also: reportage

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French reportage. Analysable as Report +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /repɔrˈtaːʒə/, [ʁepɔ(ɐ̯)ˈtaːʒə], [ʁə-], [ˌʁɛ-], [ˌʁeː-]
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  • Rhymes: -aːʒə
  • Hyphenation: Re‧por‧ta‧ge

Noun

Reportage f (genitive Reportage, plural Reportagen)

  1. (general journalism) a report of some length and depth, including first-hand accounts, sometimes investigative
  2. (television, radio also) a documentary about a current issue; usually implying that the issue is, or should be, of interest to politics and general society (which Dokumentation does not necessarily imply)
  3. (television, radio also) live coverage with commentary

Declension

Declension of Reportage [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Reportage die Reportagen
genitive einer der Reportage der Reportagen
dative einer der Reportage den Reportagen
accusative eine die Reportage die Reportagen

Further reading

  • “Reportage” in Duden online
  • “Reportage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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