Definition
An image taken with a camera.
Translations
- English
- photo
- Français
- photo
- Türkçe
- fotoğraf
- Polski
- zdjęcie
- Русский
- фотография
- Українська
- фотографія
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Foto
- A2
- Noun
- Technology & Media
- Communication
photo
/das ˈfoːto/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Fotos
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Technology & MediaPrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Foto hängt an der Wand.NominativSing.The photo is hanging on the wall.
- Kannst du ein Foto von uns machen?AkkusativSing.Can you take a photo of us?
- Mit dem Foto in der Hand ging sie zum Schreibtisch.DativSing.With the photo in her hand, she walked to the desk.
- Die Farbe des Fotos ist besonders kräftig.GenitivSing.The color of the photo is particularly vivid.
- Die Fotos liegen auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.The photos are lying on the table.
- Die Fotos zeigen eine beeindruckende Landschaft.AkkusativPlur.The photos show an impressive landscape.
- Die Besucher näherten sich den Fotos langsam.DativPlur.The visitors slowly approached the photos.
- Die Rahmen der Fotos sind aus Holz.GenitivPlur.The frames of the photos are made of wood.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Foto/ˈfoːto/
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Article phrase
das Foto/das ˈfoːto/
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Plural
Fotos/ˈfoːtos/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Foto | die Fotos |
| Akkusativ | das Foto | die Fotos |
| Dativ | dem Foto | den Fotos |
| Genitiv | des Fotos | der Fotos |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Foto machen
- Collocationein Foto aufnehmen
- Collocationein Foto zeigen
- Collocationein Foto drucken
- Collocationein Foto speichern
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Fotoauf + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termDarstellung — presentation
A Foto is a specific visual Darstellung, whereas Darstellung can also include other forms.
- Related termGemälde
A Foto is created by taking a picture with a camera, whereas a Gemälde is painted.
- Broader termBild — picture
- Related termZeichnung — drawing
A Foto is taken with a camera, whereas a Zeichnung is drawn.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Fotografie