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Auf dem Fernsehturm hat Emils Handy guten Empfang. Emil's phone has good reception on the TV tower.

noun · A2

der Empfang

[ɛmˈp͡faŋ]

reception, signal

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Other Examples

  • Ich habe hier keinen Empfang.

    I've got no reception here.

  • Wie ist dein Empfang auf dem Land?

    How's your reception in the countryside?

  • Wir hatten im Zug keinen Empfang.

    We had no reception on the train.

Declension

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

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Empfang
Wie ist dein Empfang auf dem Land? How's your reception in the countryside?
Accusative wen? was? den Empfang
Ich habe hier keinen Empfang. I've got no reception here.
Dative wem? dem Empfang
Genitive wessen? des Empfangs

How the Word Is Built

Emp prefix fang root

Word family

empfangender Empfängerdie Empfängerin

In Otti's situations: Emil sends messages

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