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Sprachausgabe
🗣️ What does 'die Sprachausgabe' mean?
Die Sprachausgabe translates to speech output or voice output. It refers to the technical generation or reproduction of human speech by a device or software. So, it's spoken information generated by a computer, smartphone, navigation device, or other technical system.
Imagine your GPS telling you the directions or your computer reading a text aloud – that's die Sprachausgabe in action!
There is only this one article (die) and this one main meaning for the word.
Article rules for der, die, and das
-e/-ee → almost always feminine.
There are many -e nouns, many of which are feminine, but there are also some important exceptions.
🧐 Grammar in Detail: Die Sprachausgabe
The noun „Sprachausgabe“ is feminine. Therefore, the correct article is die.
| Case | Article | Noun |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die | Sprachausgabe |
| Genitive | der | Sprachausgabe |
| Dative | der | Sprachausgabe |
| Accusative | die | Sprachausgabe |
| Case | Article | Noun |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die | Sprachausgaben |
| Genitive | der | Sprachausgaben |
| Dative | den | Sprachausgaben |
| Accusative | die | Sprachausgaben |
📝 Example Sentences
- Die Sprachausgabe des Navigationssystems ist sehr deutlich. (The speech output of the navigation system is very clear.)
- Moderne Smartphones verfügen über eine integrierte Sprachausgabe für Barrierefreiheit. (Modern smartphones have integrated speech output for accessibility.)
- Die Qualität der künstlichen Sprachausgaben hat sich stark verbessert. (The quality of artificial speech outputs has improved significantly.)
💡 How to use 'Sprachausgabe'?
The term die Sprachausgabe is mainly used in a technical context. Here are typical use cases:
- Technical Devices: Navigation systems, smartphones (e.g., read-aloud function, voice assistants like Siri or Alexa), computers (screen readers for the blind and visually impaired), answering machines, ticket machines.
- Software: Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems, e-learning platforms, computer games.
- Communication: Announcements in public transport or buildings.
People talk about the Qualität (quality) of the Sprachausgabe, the Natürlichkeit (naturalness) of the voice, or the Konfiguration (configuration) of the speech output settings.
⚠️ There's little risk of confusion as the word is very specific. It's the counterpart to Spracheingabe (speech input - when you speak into a device).
🧠 Mnemonics and Memory Aids
- Article 'die': Think of 'die Stimme' (the voice), which is feminine in German, coming out of the device. Hence, die Sprachausgabe. Or think of 'die Ansage' (the announcement, also feminine) on a train – also a type of speech output.
- Meaning: The word is composed of Sprache (speech, language) + Ausgabe (output, issue). So it literally means the 'output of speech' by a technical system.
Imagine a helpful lady ('die Dame') reading something to you via loudspeaker ('die Ausgabe') – that's die Sprachausgabe.
↔️ Opposites and Similar Words
Synonyms (similar meaning):
Similar Terms:
- Spracherkennung: Speech recognition (the ability of a system to understand spoken language - part of speech input).
- Sprachsynthese: Speech synthesis (the process of artificially generating speech - the technology behind speech output).
😄 A Little Joke
Warum hat das Navigationsgerät schlechte Laune?
Weil es ständig Anweisungen geben muss, aber nie jemand auf seine Sprachausgabe hört und trotzdem falsch abbiegt! 😉
Translation:
Why is the navigation device in a bad mood?
Because it constantly has to give directions, but nobody ever listens to its speech output and still takes the wrong turn! 😉
📜 A Poem about Sprachausgabe
Aus dem Lautsprecher, klar und rein,
dringt eine Stimme, künstlich fein.
Die Sprachausgabe, klug und schnell,
liest Texte vor, ganz aktuell.
Sie leitet uns auf Straß und Wegen,
kann Antwort auf viel Fragen geben.
Ein technisches Wunder, ohne Frage,
begleitet uns durch unsre Tage.
Translation:
From the speaker, clear and pure,
a voice emerges, artificially demure.
The speech output, clever and fast,
reads texts aloud, built to last.
It guides us on roads and ways,
can answer questions through the haze.
A technical wonder, without doubt,
accompanies us day in, day out.
❓ A Little Riddle
Ich habe keinen Mund, doch kann ich sprechen.
Ich lese vor, was auf dem Bildschirm lässt sich stechen.
Ich helfe Blinden, leite durch die Stadt,
und sage an, wer angerufen hat.
Was bin ich?
Lösung: Die Sprachausgabe
Translation:
I have no mouth, yet I can speak.
I read aloud what's on the screen, so to speak.
I help the blind, guide through the town,
And announce who called when the phone makes a sound.
What am I?
Solution: Speech output (Die Sprachausgabe)
🧩 Word Components and Trivia
Word Composition:
The word "Sprachausgabe" is a compound noun, composed of:
- Die Sprache: Speech, language.
- Die Ausgabe: The output, issuing, or provision of something (here: information in spoken form).
Trivia:
- The first understandable speech synthesis systems existed back in the 1930s, but they only became truly usable with computer technology.
- Modern speech outputs often use artificial intelligence (AI) to sound more natural and human-like.
📝 Summary: is it der, die or das Sprachausgabe?
The word "Sprachausgabe" is feminine, so the correct article is always die. It refers to the technical reproduction of spoken language by devices or software.