Definition
A person or organisation for whom a message, shipment, or payment is intended.
Translations
- English
- recipient
- Français
- destinataire
- Türkçe
- alıcı
- Polski
- odbiorca
- Русский
- получатель
- Українська
- одержувач
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Empfänger
- A1
- Noun
- Communication
- Services & Everyday Tasks
recipient
/deːɐ̯ ˈɛmpfɛŋɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Empfänger
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Empfänger wartet auf sein Paket.NominativSing.The recipient is waiting for their package.
- Das Unternehmen informiert den Empfänger über die Zustellung.AkkusativSing.The company informs the recipient about the delivery.
- Der Zusteller übergibt dem Empfänger das Paket.DativSing.The delivery person hands the package to the recipient.
- Die Adresse des Empfängers steht auf dem Paket.GenitivSing.The recipient’s address is written on the package.
- Die Empfänger warten auf ihre Sendungen.NominativPlur.The recipients are waiting for their shipments.
- Der Postbote ruft die Empfänger an.AkkusativPlur.The mail carrier calls the recipients.
- Die Mitarbeiter helfen den Empfängern bei der Abholung.DativPlur.The employees help the recipients with pickup.
- Die Namen der Empfänger stehen auf der Liste.GenitivPlur.The recipients’ names are on the list.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Empfänger/ɛmˈpfɛŋɐ/
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Article phrase
der Empfänger/deːɐ̯ ˈɛmpfɛŋɐ/
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Plural
Empfänger/ɛmˈpfɛŋɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Empfänger | die Empfänger |
| Akkusativ | den Empfänger | die Empfänger |
| Dativ | dem Empfänger | den Empfängern |
| Genitiv | des Empfängers | der Empfänger |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Nachricht an den Empfänger senden
- Collocationden Empfänger einer E-Mail angeben
- Collocationder Empfänger einer Sendung
- Verb constructioneinen Empfänger benennen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Empfänger erhält das Paket.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termAbsender — sender
Absender and Empfänger denote opposite roles in the communication or shipping process: one sends something, while the other receives it.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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