Polyglot Dictionary

Fernsehen

/ˈfɛʁnˌzeːən/

das noun A1

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

Meaning

  1. television (the medium/broadcasting, not the device)

    Contrasts with Fernseher, the physical TV set.

    • Was läuft heute im Fernsehen?

      What's on television tonight?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • fern far
  • sehen to see

Similar words

Fernseher

Fernseher is the physical television set; Fernsehen is the broadcasting medium itself, as in "im Fernsehen" (on TV).

Practice

1 What does Fernsehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Was läuft heute im ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fernsehen?

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