How to Say ‘The backstage / scenery’ in German
Die Kulissen
dee koo-LISS-en
[dee koo-LISS-en]
💬 Usage Tip: Kulissen literally means stage sets/scenery. In the phrase behind the scenes, it becomes hinter den Kulissen.
🇩🇪 In Germany: The theater world influenced a lot of German event vocabulary, so Kulissen has a strong cultural flavor.
Phrase Breakdown
Die
[dee]
the
The definite article for plural nouns here.
In Die Kulissen steht Die vor dem pluralen Nomen.
In 'The scenes/set pieces', 'the' stands before the plural noun.
Kulissen
[koo-LISS-en]
scenes; set pieces; backstage setting
Often used in the phrase 'behind the scenes' for backstage or production context.
Kulissen zeigen oft den Arbeitsprozess hinter einer Produktion.
Scenes/set pieces often show the work process behind a production.
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