Definition
A message sent electronically over the internet.
Translations
- English
- Français
- courriel
- Türkçe
- e-posta
- Polski
- Русский
- электронное письмо
- Українська
- електронний лист
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die E-Mail
- A1
- Noun
- Communication
- Technology & Media
/diː ˈiːmeɪ̯l/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- E-Mails
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die E-Mail ist noch nicht angekommen.NominativSing.The email has not arrived yet.
- Ich schreibe dir eine E-Mail.AkkusativSing.I am writing you an email.
- Bitte lesen Sie die E-Mail.AkkusativSing.Please read the email.
- Der Betreff der E-Mail ist zu lang.GenitivSing.The subject line of the email is too long.
- Die E-Mails sind noch ungelesen.NominativPlur.The emails are still unread.
- Ich beantworte heute alle E-Mails.AkkusativPlur.I am answering all the emails today.
- In diesen E-Mails fehlen Anhänge.DativPlur.Attachments are missing from these emails.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
E-Mail/ˈiːmeɪ̯l/
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Article phrase
die E-Mail/diː ˈiːmeɪ̯l/
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Plural
E-Mails/ˈiːmeɪ̯ls/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die E-Mail | die E-Mails |
| Akkusativ | die E-Mail | die E-Mails |
| Dativ | der E-Mail | den E-Mails |
| Genitiv | der E-Mail | der E-Mails |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine E-Mail schreiben
- Collocationeine E-Mail lesen
- Collocationeine E-Mail senden
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBrief — letter
Brief and E-Mail are different forms of written messages; Brief is typically sent on paper.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word