die Fotografie

B1

photography

English meaning
photography
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Photography & Video

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Fotografie in a sentence

Ich interessiere mich für Fotografie.

I am interested in photography.

Declension of die Fotografie

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Fotografie—
Accusativedie Fotografie—
Dativeder Fotografieden Fotografien
Genitiveder Fotografie—

Word family

die Fotografie is built from das Foto (photograph). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Fotografie comes from

im 19. Jahrhundert von englisch photography entlehnt; das Wort ist im Deutschen erstmals 1839 belegt.

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Questions about Fotografie

Is it der, die or das Fotografie?

It is die Fotografie — Fotografie is feminine.

What is the genitive of Fotografie?

The genitive singular is der Fotografie. The dative plural is den Fotografien.

What does Fotografie mean in English?

die Fotografie means "photography". For example: "Ich interessiere mich für Fotografie." — "I am interested in photography."

What level is Fotografie in German?

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

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