die Falschmeldung

B2

false report / fake news

English meaning
false report / fake news
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Falschmeldungen
Vocabulary package
Newspapers & Journalism

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Falschmeldung in a sentence

Die Falschmeldung verbreitete sich schnell in sozialen Medien.

The false report spread quickly on social media.

Declension of die Falschmeldung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Falschmeldungdie Falschmeldungen
Accusativedie Falschmeldungdie Falschmeldungen
Dativeder Falschmeldungden Falschmeldungen
Genitiveder Falschmeldungder Falschmeldungen

Word family

die Falschmeldung is built from die Meldung (announcement; report) and falsch (wrong). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Falschmeldung comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Adjektiv falsch und dem Substantiv Meldung

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Questions about Falschmeldung

Is it der, die or das Falschmeldung?

It is die Falschmeldung — Falschmeldung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Falschmeldungen.

What is the plural of Falschmeldung?

The plural of die Falschmeldung is die Falschmeldungen.

What is the genitive of Falschmeldung?

The genitive singular is der Falschmeldung. The dative plural is den Falschmeldungen.

What does Falschmeldung mean in English?

die Falschmeldung means "false report / fake news". For example: "Die Falschmeldung verbreitete sich schnell in sozialen Medien." — "The false report spread quickly on social media."

What level is Falschmeldung in German?

Falschmeldung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the newspapers & journalism vocabulary.

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