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Ottis Mikrofon ist aus, und niemand hört ihn. Otti's microphone is off, and no one can hear him.

noun · B1

das Mikrofon

[mikʁoˈfoːn]

microphone, mic

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Grammar

Plural
die Mikrofone 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 Mikrofon die Mikrofone
Dein Mikrofon rauscht, kannst du es mal prüfen? Your mic is crackling - can you check it?
Accusative wen? was? das Mikrofon die Mikrofone
Dative wem? dem Mikrofon den Mikrofonen
War deine Gesprächspartnerin vor dem Mikrofon sehr nervös? Was your guest very nervous in front of the microphone?
Genitive wessen? des Mikrofons der Mikrofone

How the Word Is Built

Mikro root fon root

A compound: Mikro + das Fon

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

das Mikro

In Otti's situations: Otti works from home, Emil starts a podcast

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