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der Fotoapparat

B1

camera

English meaning
camera
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Fotoapparate
Vocabulary package
Photography & Video

Fotoapparat in a sentence

Ich möchte mir einen Fotoapparat kaufen.

I would like to buy a camera.

Declension of der Fotoapparat

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Fotoapparatdie Fotoapparate
Accusativeden Fotoapparatdie Fotoapparate
Dativedem Fotoapparatden Fotoapparaten
Genitivedes Fotoapparatsder Fotoapparate

Word family

der Fotoapparat is built from der Apparat (apparatus; device) and das Foto (photograph). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Fotoapparat comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Foto und Apparat

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Questions about Fotoapparat

Is it der, die or das Fotoapparat?

It is der Fotoapparat — Fotoapparat is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Fotoapparate.

What is the plural of Fotoapparat?

The plural of der Fotoapparat is die Fotoapparate.

What is the genitive of Fotoapparat?

The genitive singular is des Fotoapparats. The dative plural is den Fotoapparaten.

What does Fotoapparat mean in English?

der Fotoapparat means "camera". For example: "Ich möchte mir einen Fotoapparat kaufen." — "I would like to buy a camera."

What level is Fotoapparat in German?

Fotoapparat is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the photography & video vocabulary.

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