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Das Telefon klingelt. The phone is ringing.

noun · A1

das Telefon

[ˈteːləfoːn]

phone, telephone

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Grammar

Plural
die Telefone 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 Telefon die Telefone
Das Telefon klingelt. The phone is ringing.
Accusative wen? was? das Telefon die Telefone
Kannst du bitte ans Telefon gehen? Can you answer the phone, please?
Dative wem? dem Telefon den Telefonen
Emil ist immer am Telefon. Emil is always on the phone.
Genitive wessen? des Telefons der Telefone

How the Word Is Built

Tele prefix fon root

Word family

telefonierendie Telefonnummerdas Telefonatdas Telefonbuch

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