Why is it die Television?
Television is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Vision. So it’s die Television.
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Meaning
[1] Medium with image and sound transmission
[1] Medium mit Bild- und TonübertragungExamples
[1] "Recently, a young man in the United States fell out of favor, immediately rented out a few television minutes and asked the question in moving words by television about forgiveness"
[1] „Kürzlich fiel in den Vereinigten Staaten ein junger Mann bei seiner Braut in Ungnade, mietete umgehend einige Fernsehminuten und bat die betreffende Dame in bewegten Worten per Television um Vergebung.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Television | — |
| Genitiv | der Television | — |
| Dativ | der Television | — |
| Akkusativ | die Television | — |
Pronunciation
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