Fernbedienung

/ˈfɛʁnbəˌdiːnʊŋ/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Fernbedienungen

Meaning

  1. remote control

    Built from fern (far) + Bedienung (service).

    • Wo ist die Fernbedienung?

      Where is the remote control?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • fern far
  • Bedienung service

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

télécommande

télécommande is the French word for the same thing — both mean "remote control."

Practice

1 What does Fernbedienung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wo ist die ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fernbedienung?

nouncompound

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