Definition
A sequence of digits used to call a particular telephone.
Translations
- English
- telephone number
- Français
- numéro de téléphone
- Türkçe
- telefon numarası
- Polski
- numer telefonu
- Русский
- номер телефона
- Українська
- номер телефону
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Telefonnummer
- A1
- Noun
- Personal Information
telephone number
/diː teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ/
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
- Telefonnummern
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Personal InformationPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Wie lautet deine Telefonnummer?NominativSing.What is your telephone number?
- Die Telefonnummer steht auf der Karte.NominativSing.The telephone number is on the card.
- Ich schreibe die Telefonnummer auf.AkkusativSing.I write down the telephone number.
- Bei der Telefonnummer fehlt eine Ziffer.DativSing.One digit is missing from the telephone number.
- Die Telefonnummern stehen in meinem Handy.NominativPlur.The telephone numbers are stored in my phone.
- Ich prüfe die Telefonnummern.AkkusativPlur.I check the telephone numbers.
- Bei alten Telefonnummern gibt es oft Probleme.DativPlur.Old telephone numbers often cause problems.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Telefonnummer/teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ/
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Article phrase
die Telefonnummer/diː teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ/
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Plural
Telefonnummern/teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐn/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Telefonnummer | die Telefonnummern |
| Akkusativ | die Telefonnummer | die Telefonnummern |
| Dativ | der Telefonnummer | den Telefonnummern |
| Genitiv | der Telefonnummer | der Telefonnummern |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Sentence patternWie lautet die Telefonnummer?
- Collocationdie Telefonnummer aufschreiben
- Collocationdie Telefonnummer angeben
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- TelefonModifier
- NummerHead