Reportage

See also: reportage

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repɔrˈtaːʒə/, [ʁepɔ(ɐ̯)ˈtaːʒə], [ʁə-], [ˌʁɛ-], [ˌʁeː-]

• Audio:

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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