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A phone call wakes Otti on Sunday morning.
Ein Anruf weckt Otti am Sonntagmorgen. A phone call wakes Otti on Sunday morning.

noun · A2

der Anruf

[ˈanˌʁuːf]

call, phone call

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Grammar

Plural
die Anrufe In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Anruf die Anrufe
Wenn dir ein Anruf verdächtig vorkommt, leg lieber auf. If a call seems suspicious to you, you'd better hang up.
Accusative wen? was? den Anruf die Anrufe
Ich warte auf einen Anruf vom Arzt. I'm waiting for a call from the doctor.
Dative wem? dem Anruf den Anrufen
Nach dem fünften Anruf wurde Emil immer genervter. After the fifth call, Emil got more and more annoyed.
Genitive wessen? des Anrufs der Anrufe

How the Word Is Built

An prefix ruf root

an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.

Word family

anrufenrufender Anruferder Anrufbeantworter

In Otti's situations: Emil sends messages

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