der Bildschirm

B1

screen, monitor

English meaning
screen, monitor
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Bildschirme
Vocabulary package
Phones & Devices

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Bildschirm in a sentence

Ich brauche einen größeren Bildschirm für meinen Computer.

I need a larger screen for my computer.

Declension of der Bildschirm

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Bildschirmdie Bildschirme
Accusativeden Bildschirmdie Bildschirme
Dativedem Bildschirmden Bildschirmen
Genitivedes Bildschirmsder Bildschirme

Word family

der Bildschirm is built from der Schirm (umbrella) and das Bild (picture, image). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Bildschirm comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Bild und Schirm

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Questions about Bildschirm

Is it der, die or das Bildschirm?

It is der Bildschirm — Bildschirm is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Bildschirme.

What is the plural of Bildschirm?

The plural of der Bildschirm is die Bildschirme.

What is the genitive of Bildschirm?

The genitive singular is des Bildschirms. The dative plural is den Bildschirmen.

What does Bildschirm mean in English?

der Bildschirm means "screen, monitor". For example: "Ich brauche einen größeren Bildschirm für meinen Computer." — "I need a larger screen for my computer."

What level is Bildschirm in German?

Bildschirm is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the phones & devices vocabulary.

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