Polyglot Dictionary

Taschenrechner

/ˈtaʃn̩ˌʁɛçnɐ/

der 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 Taschenrechner

Meaning

  1. calculator

    • Im Test darf man den Taschenrechner benutzen.

      In the test you may use the calculator.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Rechenmaschine

Rechenmaschine is an older, more mechanical-sounding word for a calculating machine; Taschenrechner ("pocket calculator") is the everyday modern word for a calculator.

Similar in other languages

French

calculatrice

calculatrice is the French word for the same thing — both mean "calculator."

Portuguese

calculadora

calculadora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "calculator."

Practice

1 What does Taschenrechner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Test darf man den ___ benutzen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Taschenrechner?

noun

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