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Otti is sitting in front of the TV.
Otti sitzt vor dem Fernseher. Otti is sitting in front of the TV.

noun · A1

der Fernseher

[ˈfɛʁnˌzeːɐ̯]

TV, television set

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Other Examples

  • Wir kaufen einen neuen Fernseher.

    We are buying a new TV.

  • Wir haben keinen Fernseher.

    We don't have a TV.

  • Frau Hilde hat einen alten Fernseher.

    Frau Hilde has an old TV.

Grammar

Plural
die Fernseher 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 Fernseher die Fernseher
Accusative wen? was? den Fernseher die Fernseher
Wir haben keinen Fernseher. We don't have a TV.
Dative wem? dem Fernseher den Fernsehern
Vor dem Fernseher konsumiert Bruno eine ganze Tüte Chips. In front of the TV, Bruno gets through a whole bag of crisps.
Genitive wessen? des Fernsehers der Fernseher

How the Word Is Built

Fern root seh root er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

A compound: Fern + der Seher

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

fernsehendas Fernsehprogramm

In Otti's situations: Otti's hobbies

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