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Otti has a new mobile phone.
Otti hat ein neues Handy. Otti has a new mobile phone.

noun · A1

das Handy

[ˈhɛndi]

mobile phone, cell phone

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Other Examples

  • Ich mache mit dem Handy ein Foto.

    I take a photo with my phone.

  • Hast du dein Handy dabei?

    Do you have your phone with you?

  • Frida findet ihr Handy nicht.

    Frida can't find her phone.

Grammar

Plural
die Handys 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? das Handy die Handys
Das Angebot klingt unseriös: ein neues Handy für nur einen Euro. The offer sounds dodgy: a new phone for just one euro.
Accusative wen? was? das Handy die Handys
Hast du ein Kabel für mein Handy? Do you have a cable for my phone?
Dative wem? dem Handy den Handys
Ich mache mit dem Handy ein Foto. I take a photo with my phone.
Genitive wessen? des Handys der Handys
Emil lädt den Akku seines Handys im Café. Emil charges his phone's battery in the café.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Handynummerdie Handyhülle

In Otti's situations: Otti on the phone, Emil spends a weekend offline

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