die Menschenmasse
Translation
crowd, throng, multitude
Examples
Eine riesige Menschenmasse wartete vor dem Stadion.
A huge crowd was waiting in front of the stadium.
Er bahnte sich einen Weg durch die Menschenmasse.
He cleared a path through the crowd.
Grammar Patterns
((in+dat)) a crowd to get lost in a large crowd
((through+acc)) the crowd to make one's way through the crowd
Similar Words
die Menge (the crowd), das Gedränge (the crush/throng)
Etymology
Composed of 'Mensch' (human/person) and 'Masse' (mass/crowd). Literally a 'mass of people'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'mass' of 'Menschen' (people). The two parts of the word directly describe its meaning, making it easy to remember.