noun
passport
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Pass means 'passport', a masculine noun (der Pass). Plural is Pässe (with umlaut and -e). Genitive singular des Passes; dative dem Pass. Regular declension but plural irregular due to umlaut. Common for travel documents; not to be confused with 'Pass' in English sports contexts.
Examples
Für die Reise ins Ausland benötige ich einen gültigen Pass.
For the trip abroad I need a valid passport.
Der Reisende suchte den Pass, weil die Grenzbeamten den Pass sehen wollten, bevor sie ihn passieren ließen.
The traveler looked for the passport because the border officials wanted to see the passport before they let him pass.
Ich habe meinen Pass am Flughafen vergessen.
I forgot my passport at the airport.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a passport stamped with a big plane icon.
Sounds like English 'pass' — a document that lets you pass through borders.
der — imagine a male border officer stamping your Pass.
Notes
Pass (der) plural: Pässe. Common travel document; Umlaut in plural: Pass → Pässe.