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Is it der, die oder das Telefon?

DAS

The correct article in German of Telefon is das. So it is das Telefon! (nominative case)

The word Telefon is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Telefon?

How does the declension of Telefon work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative das Telefon die Telefone
Genitive des Telefons der Telefone
Dative dem Telefon den Telefonen
Akkusative das Telefon die Telefone

What is the meaning of Telefon in German?

Telefon has various definitions in German:

[1] Communication, technology: device for transmitting acoustic signals over long distances

[1] Kommunikation, Technik: Gerät zur Übermittlung akustischer Signale über große Entfernungen

[2] Connection to the telephone network

[2] Anschluss an das Telefonnetz

How to use Telefon in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Telefon with translations in English.

[1] Mensch, geh doch mal ans Telefon!

[1] Hey, get on the phone!

[1] „Beim Klingeln des Telefons hoffte ich einen Augenblick lang, es könnte Marie sein.“[5]

[1] "When the phone rang, I hoped for a moment that it could be Marie." [5]

[1] „Das Telefon auf meinem Nachttisch funktioniert nur, wenn man die Gabel mit einem Finger hochhält, und doch langt es bis nach Frankfurt.“[6]

[1] "The phone on my bedside table only works if you hold up the fork with one finger, and yet it reaches as far as Frankfurt." [6]

[1] „Mit meinem Bleistift stelle ich in allen Zimmern des großen Hauses Tische vor die Fenster, vor alle Tische stelle ich bequeme Stühle, auf alle Tische stelle ich Telefone, an fast alle Tische setze ich Leute, die schreiben oder lesen oder sprechen, vor alle Fenster stelle ich großblättrige, schnellwachsende Zimmerpflanzen.“[7]

[1] "With my pencil I put tables in front of the windows in all the rooms of the big house, I put comfortable chairs in front of all tables, I put telephones on all tables, I put people at almost all tables who write, read or speak,

[1] „Ich griff zum Telefon und rief meinen Buchmacher an.“[8]

[1] "I picked up the phone and called my bookmaker." [8]

[2] „Auch Herbert lag splitternackt - Campeche ist immerhin noch eine Stadt, eine Siedlung mit elektrischem Strom, so daß man sich rasieren konnte, und mit Telefon; aber auf allen Drähten hocken schon Zopilote, die reihenweise warten, bis ein Hund verhungert, ein Esel verreckt, ein Pferd geschlachtet wird, dann flattern sie herab …“[9]

[2] "Herbert was also completely naked - Campeche is still a city, a settlement with electricity so that you could shave, and with telephones, zopilots are already crouching on every wire, waiting in rows for one

[2] „Dann aber bekamen wir ein Telefon gelegt.“[10]

[2] “But then we got a phone laid down” [10]

How do you pronounce Telefon?

Telefon
Telefon
Telefon
Telefon (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Telefon

[1] Telefon mit Wählscheibe
[1] Telefon mit Wählscheibe
[1] schnurloses Telefon
[1] schnurloses Telefon

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