der Alarm

B1

alarm

English meaning
alarm
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Alarme
Vocabulary package
Emergencies & First Aid

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Alarm in a sentence

Bei Feueralarm dürfen Sie die Aufzüge nicht benutzen.

During a fire alarm, you are not allowed to use the elevators.

Declension of der Alarm

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Alarmdie Alarme
Accusativeden Alarmdie Alarme
Dativedem Alarmden Alarmen
Genitivedes Alarmsder Alarme

Where Alarm comes from

[1] im 15. Jahrhundert von italienisch allarme, einer Zusammenrückung von all’arme ‚zu den Waffen‘, unter zusätzlichem französischem Einfluss entlehnt

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Questions about Alarm

Is it der, die or das Alarm?

It is der Alarm — Alarm is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Alarme.

What is the plural of Alarm?

The plural of der Alarm is die Alarme.

What is the genitive of Alarm?

The genitive singular is des Alarms. The dative plural is den Alarmen.

What does Alarm mean in English?

der Alarm means "alarm". For example: "Bei Feueralarm dürfen Sie die Aufzüge nicht benutzen." — "During a fire alarm, you are not allowed to use the elevators."

What level is Alarm in German?

Alarm is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the emergencies & first aid vocabulary.

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