Polyglot Dictionary

Selfie

/ˈsɛlfi/

das 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

Forms

plural
die Selfies

Meaning

  1. a selfie, self-taken photo

    • Sie macht ein Selfie vor dem Eiffelturm.

      She takes a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Selfie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie macht ein ___ vor dem Eiffelturm.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Selfie?

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