Polyglot Dictionary

Fernseher

/ˈfɛʁnˌzeːɐ/

der 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

Forms

plural
die Fernseher

Meaning

  1. television (set)

    Built from fern (far) + sehen (to see).

    • Sie sitzt oft vor dem Fernseher.

      She often sits in front of the television.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Fernsehen

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

Practice

1 What does Fernseher mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie sitzt oft vor dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fernseher?

See also

nouncompoundcore-vocabulary

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